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New Orleans is Celebrating Mardi Gras – See It Now

Steve Fullerton — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:41:15 +0000

Many of my friends have been in New Orleans for either the big Jazz Festival or the world-famous Mardi Gras parades.

I have not been there, but I often check on the fun via the Internet. One of the best places we've found for a variety of Webcams and "real people" having fun (like Art Mann's cable show) is the page provided by the New Orleans newspaper - The Times-Picayune

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The New Orleans Mardi Gras Festivities Culminate Tuesday

Steve Fullerton — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:03:07 +0000

The Krewe of Bacchus held their parade Sunday in New Orleans. David Grunfeld caught some great photos (and beads, probably) for The Times-Picayune newspaper. You should take a look! [button href="http://photos.nola.com/4500/gallery/2013_krewe_of_bacchus/index.html" title="See the David Grunfeld Mardi Gras Pix" align="center"]

10 Delicious King Cakes for Mardi Gras

Kathy Landin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:15:08 +0000

The king cake is a traditional Mardi Gras food. It is usually a ring-shaped pastry, sometimes filled with cheese or jelly and sprinkled with the colors of Mardi Gras. It began as an Epiphany treat, celebrating the arrival of the Three Wise Men to the stable where Jesus was born. Oh, and it’s delicious.

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What's the History Behind Mardi Gras?

Carl Pettit — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:44:46 +0000

After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Atlantic Coast in 2005, New Orleans, and the region as a whole, gained more prominence in the national and international news, and rightly so.

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10 Mardi Gras Dogs

Kathy Landin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:26:06 +0000

Next Tuesday is a big day…literally. This year, February 21st is Mardi Gras, or translated, Fat Tuesday. The day we all party down and do all kinds of sinful things before giving it all up for Lent. Yes, even the dogs.

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