Mardi Gras brings joy - but also worry over violent crime
The Krewe of Orpheus rolls through New Orleans the night before Mardi Gras, known as Lundi Gras, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray)
By KEVIN MCGILL
Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS — 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....
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