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Mardi Gras 2012

Emily Gras: Muses Show Their Soul After Girl Is Bullied at Parade

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.25.2012 | Good News
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Karen Dalton-Beninato

Reading about the worst of human nature in a celebration that's all about joy gripped the hearts of readers and the outpouring of support has reached avalanche proportions.

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The Devil Made Me Do It: Mardi Gras 2012 (PHOTOS)

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.22.2012 | Home
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Karen Dalton-Beninato

As the moon rises over Mardi Gras 2012, I'm recovering from a day in which we met Mayans with End of the World 2012 signs, a honey badger and a Dogs Against Romney mascot, all within a block.

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PHOTOS: Let The Fat Tuesday Celebrations Begin

AP | By MARY FOSTER and STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 02.21.2012 | Travel
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NEW ORLEANS -- From the family-friendly avenues of the Garden District to raunchy displays in the French Quarter, New Orleans let loose with a Fat Tue...

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Let The Fat Tuesday Celebrations Begin

AP | MARY FOSTER and STACEY PLAISANCE | Posted 04.22.2012 | Home
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NEW ORLEANS — As the sun began to set and the traditional family-atmosphere of Mardi Gras along St. Charles Avenue ended, streams of revelers po...

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A Mardi Gras Reflection: Oh, What A Relief It Is

Greg Tobin | Posted 04.21.2012 | Religion
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Greg Tobin

For me, Mardi Gras has significance not as a day of indulgence, but, like Christmas Eve perhaps, as a day that precedes a particularly solemn season.

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The Religious Origins Of Mardi Gras

Posted 02.20.2012 | Religion
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Mardi Gras 2012, or Fat Tuesday, falls on Feb. 21, and is the final day of the festivities known as Carnival. Mardi Gras is celebrated in predominate...

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The Best Of The Big Easy

Jetsetter.com | Posted 03.31.2012 | Travel
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Jetsetter.com

There's certain joie de vivre to New Orleans that is irresistible. Whether you're sipping a Sazerac to the peals of a brass band, downing a fried shrimp po-boy drowning in Swiss cheese and beef gravy, lobbing beads to raucous Mardi Gras revelers from a wrought iron balcony or taking your café au latte in the shade of a century-old oak, the city is simply intoxicating.

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