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Mardi Gras Returns in Post Katrina New Orleans
New Orleans eyes Mardi Gras as a key recovery beacon after Katrina. Officials and residents highlight the economic and psychological lift from the 150th anniversary celebration, scaled to eight days, with floats along St Charles Avenue and Fat Tuesday on February 28. The event aims to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors and restore city confidence.
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New Orleans
Bourbon Street
Shawna Browne Doremus
Pittsburgh
Caremus
Jeremy Bailey
Duquesne University
Arthur Hardy
New Orleana
Hardy
St. Charles’ Avenue
America
Pierre le Moyne
Therville
dTherville
Point du Mani Gras
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Louisiana
Kathleen Blanco
Bush
Ray Nagin
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Nagin
Kim Priez
Convention and Tourism Bureau