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...from the madness that was Mardi Gras in downtown New Orleans, developers are hoping to start a frenzy of their own-in real estate along the Mississippi River. The French, it turns out, knew what they were doing when they built the Vieux Carre at the bend in the river. That section of the city didn't flood after Hurricane Katrina, even after the levees broke, because it was on higher ground. Now, while homeowners in suburban New Orleans worry that neighborhoods will be bulldozed for parks and greenways, the moneymen are hoping to lure people back into the city...
...country.” Referring to suggestions that below-sea-level portions of New Orleans might not be worth rebuilding, Carville said, “When I hear the stupidity, I just wanna jump somebody and literally choke them.” Katrina was the sore spot, but Mardi Gras was the happy ending—before leaving, the celebrity duo shot beads into the audience...
They still love to party in New Orleans. It's just that lately the laughs come kind of hard. The Mardi Gras season that wraps up this week will have consisted of just eight days of parades and whatever gamy fun goes with them. In most years, it goes on for 12. Marching bands have been in short supply, their members still scattered to Houston and Atlanta. The crowds along the parade routes have been sparser too. On the bright side, that has made it easier to score the strands of colored beads flung by people on parade floats. Hustle...
...Harvard students I know I’ll be friends with for years to come.”“I have a couple friends here…who have been so kind to me I’ve invited them to come down and partake in our Mardi Gras,” says Joshua Miller.“I’m really happy that I got to be here,” says Hattier, “and I hope that people who do go here…take advantage of it. I was really surprised that...
...have you down and show you around. If there is one thing I love it is to have guests in my home and show off the many wonders of the Crescent City. You can bet there will be a few spots in my living room reserved for Harvardians come Mardi Gras 2006. So as we change our snow boots for sandals and that dirty water for the dirty South, I thank you again, and I hope to see you soon...