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NEW ORLEANS -- Sunny skies and unusually warm weather fueled the street party fervor in New Orleans as the city celebrated Mardi Gras -- Fat Tuesday -- the annual climax of Carnival season, marked by shoulder-to-shoulder crowds on raucous Bourbon Street and thousands lining St. Charles Avenue for family-friendly parades.
First-time Mardi Gras participant Ken Traylor of Houston had heard about the shooting, but shrugged it off.
New Orleans' annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revelers gathering in the French Quarter and lining miles of parade routes in a citywide Mardi Gras celebration underpinned this year by violent crime concerns and political turmoil.
Tuesday morning revelers were undeterred by violence that marred a glitzy weekend parade
New Orleans' annual Carnival season entered its ebullient crescendo Tuesday with thousands of revelers gathering in the French Quarter and lining miles of...