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Another myth about Post-Katrina New Orleans I've heard from national media is that there are now no Black people here or hardly any ( Read more... )

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The Sunday before Mardi Gras has a number of large parades ( Read more... )

I'm going to do my Carnival 2005 pix in chronological order. First is a typical daytime Uptown parade: Knights of King Arthur parade. This is probably the batch of least interest to New Orleans Carnival veterans, but gives out of towners a good example of the "standard" parades not known for any special artistic or satrical merit.

( see the snapshots & such )