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Mardi Gras in New Orleans

By Photos and video by Associated Press

March 5, 2019

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Dressed up and ready for fun, revelers are celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but many are protesting the "no-call" given to Saints against the LA Rams during the NFC Championship game.
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The Krewes of Argus and the Elks-Jeffersonians roll on Mardi Gras day in Metairie, La., Tuesday. The Krewe of Argus, founded in 1972, rolls with 450 male, female and child riders while the truck-borne Krewe of Elks-Jeffersonians rolls with 4,000 male and female riders on more than 90 semi trucks.
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The Zulu parade rolls on St. Charles Ave. on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, La. on Tuesday.
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The Zulu parade rolls past Gallier Hall on St. Charles Ave. on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans on Tuesday.
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The North Side Skull and Bones Gang wakes up Treme on Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans, La. on Tuesday. The gang is celebrating its 200th year.
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The North Side Skull and Bones Gang wakes up Treme on Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans, La. on Tuesday. The gang is celebrating its 200th year.
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The North Side Skull and Bones Gang and the Marie Laveau dancers gather at the tomb of the unknown slave at St. Augustine Church after waking up Treme on Mardi Gras morning in New Orleans on Tuesday. The gang is celebrating its 200th year.
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Rex royalty take an extended pause in front of the charred carcass of a St. Charles Avenue mansion to make a toast, carrying on a tradition that began in 1907, at a house that looms large in krewe and Mardi Gras history in New Orleans on Tuesday.
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The Leviathan float turns onto St. Charles Avenue as the 1,400 men and women of the Krewe of Orpheus present a 38-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "The Orpheus Imaginarium" on the Uptown parade route in New Orleans on Monday.
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The giant train float Smokey Mary chugs down Napoleon Avenue as the 1,400 men and women of the Krewe of Orpheus present a 38-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "The Orpheus Imaginarium" on the Uptown parade route in New Orleans on Monday.
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Harry Connick Jr. rides with members of the New Orleans Saints on Napoleon Avenue as the 1,400 men and women of the Krewe of Orpheus present a 38-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "The Orpheus Imaginarium" on the Uptown parade route in New Orleans on Monday.
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Monarch Mario Lopez throws to the crowd on Napoleon Avenue as the 1,400 men and women of the Krewe of Orpheus present a 38-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "The Orpheus Imaginarium" on the Uptown parade route in New Orleans on Monday.
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The crowd catches throws on Napoleon Avenue as the 1,600 men of Bacchus present their 32-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "Starring Louisiana" on the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday.
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The Bacchagator rolls down Napoleon Avenue as the 1,600 men of Bacchus present their 32-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "Starring Louisiana" on the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday.
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The Title Float rolls down Napoleon Avenue as the 1,600 men of Bacchus present their 32-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "Starring Louisiana" on the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday.
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Bacchus LI, actor Jensen Ackles, throws to the crowd as the 1,600 men of Bacchus present their 32-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "Starring Louisiana" on the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday.
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The Officer's Float rolls down Napoleon Avenue as the 1,600 men of Bacchus present their 32-float Mardi Gras parade entitled "Starring Louisiana" on the Uptown route in New Orleans on Sunday.
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King LI Billy Eckert greets the crowd as the Krewe of Tucks parades along the Uptown route with the theme "Tucks Gets Sick'' in New Orleans on Saturday. Tucks is known for its toilet-themed throws, including toilet paper and plungers.
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The Krewe of Tucks parades along the Uptown route with the theme "Tucks Gets Sick'' in New Orleans on Saturday. Tucks is known for its toilet-themed throws, including toilet paper and plungers.
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The Krewe of Iris parade makes its way along the Uptown route in New Orleans on Saturday. Iris was founded in 1917, and is the oldest all-female krewe in New Orleans.
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The Krewe of Iris parade makes its way along the Uptown route in New Orleans on Saturday. Iris was founded in 1917, and is the oldest all-female krewe in New Orleans.
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