Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras revelry, parades take over New Orleans

By MARY FOSTER and STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

For Mardi Gras float makers, next year is here

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

1 dead in Mardi Gras parade shooting in Louisiana

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Mardi Gras means fat business beyond New Orleans

By MELISSA NELSON - Associated Press

Revelers with the Mystic Stripers toss trinkets to the crowds gathered on Royal Street in Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. The pre-Lenten blowout continues along the Gulf Coast culminating in Fat Tuesday celebrations Feb. 21. Tourism leaders estimate more than a million visitors pour into the Mobile area each Mardi Gras season to watch the festivities. (AP Photo/Mobile Register, G.M. Andrews)

Mardi Gras means fat business for Gulf Coast

By Melissa Nelson - Associated Press

Mardi Gras means fat business for Gulf Coast

By MELISSA NELSON - Associated Press

A beignet is a form of doughnut or fried dough that originated in France and is traditionally served in New Orleans. (Associated Press)

Beignets: The sweet taste of New Orleans

By Alison Ladman - Associated Press

Mardi Gras Museum puts contents on auction block

By MARY FOSTER - Associated Press

Celebrities arriving in New Orleans for Mardi Gras

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

Orpheus names Mardi Gras-season celebrity monarchs

By STACEY PLAISANCE - Associated Press

Revelers celebrate Mardi Gras

Associated Press

Cast of ‘Treme’ to lead parade before Mardi Gras

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press