Party On! New Orleans Hosts Its 1st Full-Dress Mardi Gras Since 2020

The full-scale party is back on in New Orleans for Mardi Gras this week.

  • With the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases dropping dramatically across the country, officials in New Orleans decided parades can return after being canceled last year.
  • Record crowds are expected to hit the streets today for Fat Tuesday to see elaborate floats and marching bands once again.
  • City officials, however, did cut down some of the parade routes because of a police officer staffing shortage.
  • Fill in the blank: I celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans one year and all I got was _________.

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