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Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras in New Orleans under Katrina shadow
Crowds for Fat Tuesday in New Orleans were smaller than usual as revelers mixed satire with reminders of the Aug. 29 hurricane disaster. Participants wore blue tarps and spray X marks on homes, while Zulu paid homage to members lost to Katrina and floodwaters left 80 percent of the city affected. Andrew Hunter, 42, said the celebration boosts spirits amid ruin, as locals reflect on recovery a half year after the storm.
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