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New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, took center stage in celebrating Mardi Gras after the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on last year’s celebrations.

New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, took center stage in celebrating Mardi Gras after the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on last year’s celebrations.

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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lent is a mystery to a lot of people. Many folks are generally aware that it’s a religious observance that happens every spring and somehow involves people getting ashes smeared on their forehead and/or giving up chocolate or booze or Facebook until Easter. But like most practices rooted in Christianity, the way people observe Lent, or whether they observe it at all, varies wildly depending on their heritage, specific religious tradition, and preferences. Still,...

Beau rides again: Floats in the Oaks tribute honors a former Rex & City Park leader The Rex kings float at City Parks special Carnival event features a tribute to Beau Bassich, King of Carnival 1989 and a longtime City Park leader. Author: Dominic Massa / WWL-TV Updated: 5:28 PM CST February 4, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — Beau Bassich’s daughter laughs when she admits that – other than his family - two of his biggest passions in life were City Park and Carnival. Tha...