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Saturday, August 2, 2014
Interactive map: New Orleans school building siting changes over time | NOLA.com
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Funeral Saturday for 103-year-old jazz trumpeter | Sun Herald
New Orleans is saying good-bye to jazzman Lionel Ferbos with a jazz funeral, including a traditional second-line parade. His funeral Saturday morning comes as the Satchmo Summerfest music festival celebrates the legacy of another New Orleans trumpeter, Louis Armstrong. Festival organizers plan photo tributes to Ferbos at stages and seminar areas.
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New video from Rebirth Brass Band - Rebirth Groove
Rebirth Brass Band's new video shot live at The Howlin Wolf New Orleans.
The Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band performs "Rebirth Groove," a tune from the new album. It was recorded live at Howlin' Wolf in New Orleans. Rebirth, who won its first Grammy Award in 2012, released the new album, "Move Your Body" in April.Friday, July 25, 2014
Emeril Lagasse Shilling Bam! BBQ-Flavored Tortilla Chips | @Eater
Chef Emeril Lagasse now has his sights set on becoming a tortilla chip mogul. As first reported by Snack and Bakery, Lagasse has partnered with CoPak solutions to create a line of gluten-free Emeril Tortilla Chips. According to a rep, the Emeril-branded chips have "just been softly launched in Louisiana" at 40 locations of the Rouses Supermarket chain, and are available three flavors: Bam! BBQ (which plays off Lagasse's familiar catchphrase), Essence (featuring the "bold spice of New Orleans"), and, uh, Sweet Potato.
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New Orleans' Euclid Records is more than just a record store | St Louis Today
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Mowing The Vacant Lot Next Door Could Result In Ownership | WGNO
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West Elm, big name retailer, opens on Magazine Street | WDSU
The latest national chain to open on Magazine Street, Uptown is causing concern for some in the business community. West Elm opened Thursday morning at the corner of Magazine and Eighth Street. The upscale contemporary furniture store is a subsidy of national retailer Williams-Sonoma.
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I scream, you scream for New Orleans ice cream | NOLA.com
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
The Real Davis by Davis Rogan
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Mystery tipper leaves $10,000 tip at New Orleans restaurant | WWL TV
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Take home New Orleans iced coffee: the latest trend? | Gambit
The local chain has no plans to release the concentrate into grocery stores as of yet, but it is available at every PJ's location. (No word on if the Blue Bottle variety will ever arrive in its namesake town.)
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Better transit is the path to progress in New Orleans | Times-Picayune
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Friday, July 18, 2014
24 classic New Orleans recipes from this season of 'In Judy's Kitchen' | NOLA.com
Follow the link for all the classic Louisiana dishes made in the In Judy's Kitchen video series, from 2013-2014.
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'NCIS' expands reach to New Orleans | USA Today
Two of TV's memorable leading men, NCIS star Mark Harmon and Scott Bakula (Quantum Leap, Star Trek: Enterprise), are joining forces to push a third series in the CBS law-enforcement franchise, NCIS: New Orleans (Sept. 23, 9 p.m. ET/PT), into the spotlight. New Orleans will have the benefit of following NCIS, TV's most-watched show scripted series last season, and also the experience of people like Harmon and Gary Glasberg, an executive producer of both series.
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Monday, July 14, 2014
Decentralization impacts youths needing mental health services | Advocate
In theory, the city’s families should have more options than ever when it comes to schools and mental-health providers. But decentralization has wrought some unintended consequences, particularly for children with the most severe needs — needs that aren’t always met by private operators.
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Tales of the Cocktail #totc July 16-20, 2014
Tales of the Cocktail® is the world’s premier cocktail festival, bringing together the international spirits community for five days of what’s now, what’s new and what’s next in bartending. Held annually in New Orleans, Tales of the Cocktail® has something for bartenders and spirits professionals with opportunities to mix and mingle with the brightest minds in mixology during an always-spirited schedule of seminars, dinners, competitions, tasting rooms and new product launches. Join us in New Orleans July 16-20 for the 12th Annual Tales of the Cocktail® where for five days the cocktail reigns supreme. All Hail the Cocktail!
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Monday, July 7, 2014
6 great soul food restaurants in New Orleans | The Times-Picayune
New Orleans cuisine famously developed through contributions from a crazy quilt of ethnic groups. None played a role more crucial than the African-Americans who dominated New Orleans kitchens through much of the city's history.
Which is to say what might be called "African-American cuisine" is basically everywhere you look in New Orleans, although soul food, the cooking most commonly associated with African-American kitchens, has long flourished here, particularly at black owned and operated restaurants.
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Sunday, July 6, 2014
Essence Festival ‘Huge Economic Engine’ for New Orleans | Time
Over the past 20 years, big names from Beyoncé to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have drawn massive crowds to the “party with a purpose,” which has become the largest African American music festival in the U.S. The three-day event generated around $241 million in 2013
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Sunday, June 29, 2014
brothers make satirical video about BP oil spill | Houma Courier
In May, the brothers filmed “BP Got Away,” an adaptation of Nirvana's “Something in the Way,” on the east side of Houma and posted it on YouTube.
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Mystery LOVE signs overtake New Orleans' streets | CBS News
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7 people shot on Bourbon Street | WDSU
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Architect lets history be his guide | The Advocate
Having nearly 40 years of experience as an architect specializing in the restoration and renovation of historic structures, Cangelosi has an arsenal of resources to draw upon when researching a home’s history.
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IFT Meeting & Food Expo 2014 June 21 - 24 New Orleans Morial Convention Center
The IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo brings together professionals involved in both the science and the business of food — experts in R&D, product development, and QA/QC, as well as executive management, marketing, procurement, sales, and more — from industry, academia, and government.
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Smoothie King Center gets makeover, no more sea foam green | Daily Comet
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Jindal announces plan for Louisiana to back out of Common Core | CNN
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday he plans to pull his state out of the Common Core academic standards, announcing an executive order aimed at blocking the testing program in the state.
At a news conference, Jindal said he's sent a letter requesting his state's withdrawal from the program to the Partnership of Assessments for College and Career Readiness (PARCC) - a conglomerate of states developing the standards for students in the subjects of English and math.
Peter Fonda to star in New Orleans movie The Runner | Entertainment Weekly
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Peter Fonda is set to play Nicolas Cage‘s father in The Runner, a political drama about a New Orleans congressman whose career is in turmoil following a sex scandal and the 2010 BP oil spill. Connie Nielsen (Gladiator) has also boarded the project as Cage’s character’s wife, while The Wire‘s Wendell Piece will play his chief of staff. Indie producer Austin Stark (Infinitely Polar Bear) wrote and will direct the pic.
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Twerk? Yaka? Duffy? Buku? Big Freedia’s Guide to Bounce Music Slang | Time
Let Big Freedia the Queen Diva teach you how to release your wiggle
Big Freedia knows a thing or two about twerking — last fall she helped set the Guinness World Record for the most people twerking simultaneously. This month, she has even more reasons to get on the dancefloor and celebrate: Her new album, Just Be Free, comes out today, and the second season of her Fuse TV reality show, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, kicked off last week.
As an ambassador for New Orleans bounce music, Big Freedia hasn’t been thrilled with how the recent attention surrounding twerking watered down and misrepresented a dance tradition with decades of history.
Global music project brings message to New Orleans | The New Orleans Advocate
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Glen David Andrews and French Quarter street musician “Grandpa” Elliott Small are among 180 performers from 31 countries who participate in the CD/DVD set “Playing for Change 3: Songs Around the World.”
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Dress codes a delicate balancing act for New Orleans restaurants NOLA.com
Summers are hot in New Orleans. People, particularly tourists, are more casual today. But New Orleanians still like to dress up, and many locals want to see other diners dressed up as well. Fine dining restaurants in New Orleans struggle to strike a balance between decorum and customers' desires. Read more via nola.com
Ministry Against the Death Penalty, Sister Helen Prejean
Ministry Against the Death Penalty believes in the dignity of all people and fosters creative, reflective and educational programs that awaken hearts and minds, inspire social change, and strengthen our democracy’s commitment to human rights.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Where New Orleans jazz greats lived? There's an app for that | NOLA.com
"Jazz Houses: Where They Lived" is a new mobile app developed by the PRC and New Orleans-based technology firm Culture Connect to bring the history behind those markers to life, melding images of the musicians and neighborhoods, historical and modern photos of the houses and music clips.
The app is the culmination of more than 10 years of research by leading jazz historians, with more than 500 of the 800 entries into the PRC's database verified by at least two sources. You can search by musician or by neighborhood, Blaum said.
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Sandra Bullock delivers a 'funny & gross' commencement speech in New Orleans | 93.7 The Bull
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Actor Goodman to serve as film fest’s Hollywood liaison | the new orleans advocate
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Sunday, April 27, 2014
Federal judge threatens Gusman with a time-out | New Orleans Advocate
Newly re-elected Sheriff Marlin Gusman has, at times, seemed to brush aside the seemingly endless onslaught of federal lawsuits he’s faced over the abysmal conditions at Orleans Parish Prison. But now a federal magistrate judge has threatened him with a unique penalty if Gusman continues to miss deadlines for providing court-ordered discovery to inmates seeking compensation for hardships they faced inside the violent lockup: the time-out chair.
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Photographer Frank Relle Brings New Orleans to Moscow | Newsweek
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
Flavor Flav addresses the New Orleans Jazz Fest audience | nola.com
Public Enemy's politically charged performance ended at the prescribed time on the New Orleans Jazz Fest Congo Square stage Friday (April 25), but as the rest of the group filed off stage, flamboyant frontman Flavor Flav stayed behind to offer a postscript soliloquy that included comments on vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, tensions in Ukraine and the onging recovery of New Orleans, which he dubbed the Bounceback City. The still photos used in the video are by Dmitriy Prytikin.
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Mardi Gras Indian tribe co-op selling suits at New Orleans Jazz Fest | nola.com
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New Orleans Jazz Fest 2014 AXS TV broadcast schedule
Thursday, May 1st:
Santana
Robert Plant & the Sensational Space Shifters
Jason Isbell
Galactic
String Cheese Incident
Friday, May 2nd:
Vampire Weekend
Alabama Shakes
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys
Anders Osborne
Irma Thomas
Marcia Ball
Saturday, May 3rd:
Phish
Theresa Anderson
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Honey Island Swamp Band
Better Than Ezra
Bonerama
Sunday, May 4th:
Arcade Fire
John Fogerty
The Revivalists
The Radiators
Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk w/ special guest Art Neville
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The BP oil spill four years later | NBC News
Scientists are still trying to figure out the effects of the BP oil spill four years later. Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley discusses with Ronan Farrow.
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Raw oysters spike U.S. rise in bacterial infections
Raw oysters, so good with hot sauce, increasingly can carry something even more unsettling to the stomach: A bacteria linked to vomiting, diarrhea and pain.
There were 242 infections last year with vibrio, a saltwater-based bacteria that can pool in shellfish, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said in a report Thursday. That's a 75 percent jump from 2006-2008 and the highest level seen since tracking began in 1996, the CDC said...
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
New Orleans area restaurants battle burgeoning beef prices | WWL
Local restaurants are finding it tough to put prime beef on their plates without it eating into their profits. The price of beef is at its highest level since 1987.
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Friday, April 18, 2014
#JazzFest schedule revised to give Bruce Springsteen an extra hour | NOLA.com
Jazz Fest's producers have revised the schedule so Springsteen can play two hours and 45 minutes. He and the E Street Band are now slated to start at 4:15 p.m., nearly an hour earlier than previously scheduled, and end at 7 p.m. If they run over by a few minutes, they may tie jam band Phish - scheduled for three hours on the first Saturday, April 26 -- for the longest show at the 2014 Jazz Fest.
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Pete Fountain announces his retirement skips #JazzFest | WWL-TV
One of the American Songbook’s greatest clarinetists and a musical icon, Pete Fountain, has retired from performing. His son-in-law and longtime manager, Benny Harrell, said Thursday night that Fountain, who is 83 years old, is in good health but just feels it's time to retire.
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A trio of Easter parades marks 2014 holiday in New Orleans' French Quarter | NOLA.com
The French Quarter will be hopping Easter Sunday (April 20) as three parades roll in celebration of the springtime holiday. Each of the parades is unique, but all will feature their share of fashionable finery, including the obligatory Easter hats. Parade route maps for Easter Sunday.
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New Orleans socialite and activist Mickey Easterling dies | Advocate
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PhotoNOMA 2014, photographer exhibit at The New Orleans Museum of Art #NOMA
The New Orleans Museum of Art, in partnership with the New Orleans Photo Alliance, is pleased to present PhotoNOMA, a photographers' portfolio sharing night at the museum. From 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., 100 photographers, from beginners to the well established, will display their work for a community walk-through. Photography enthusiasts and the public are encouraged to come out to see the wide range of work that will be on display and to take advantage of the wonderful opportunity to meet and engage with the artists.
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Friday, April 4, 2014
How to say goodbye to New Orleans | NolaVie
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Spring Garden Show invites visitors to explore horticultural exhibits and enjoy lectures and other activities | New Orleans City Park
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Hulk Hogan's return adds muscle to WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans | thetowntalk.com
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In the Lower Ninth Ward, a Fight Over Height | The Atlantic Monthly
Holy Cross is also part of the historic New Orleans high ground known as “the sliver by the river,” the next stop down the Mississippi from the now swank Bywater and Faubourg-Marigny neighborhoods. It's recently gotten the attention of a local developer, Perez Architects, APC. Perez wants to construct a condo and retail development on the 12.5 acres of the old Holy Cross College grounds, hoping to capitalize on the growing appetite for in-town riverfront living. The developer is asking for a zoning variance to allow the construction of nearly 300 apartments in several multi-unit buildings, including two that would be 7 stories tall—higher than the 4 stories permitted under current zoning, although reduced from the initial 13-story proposal. The plan also calls for more than 500 parking spaces...
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Friday, March 14, 2014
Vendy Awards return to NOLA on April 3rd | Gambit
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Super Sunday 2014 postponed due to rain | @OffBeatMagazine
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Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Healthy duck? Try this Mardi Gras recipe | The Advocate
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The star of this show is the breast of duck, a well-known fount of flavor that — depending on how you cook it — doesn’t have to be terribly heavy. I recommend you saute it with the skin on to maximize its deliciousness and moistness. The duck and its sauce are brightened with homemade Creole seasoning. My version is modeled on the spice mixes of Paul Prudhomme and Emeril Lagasse.
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Man shoots himself on Bourbon Street | NOLA.com
A server spotted the weapon, security pounced, and in the scuffle, Belvin lost control of the gun. It discharged -- shooting him, quite literally, in the foot.
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Monday, March 3, 2014
Voices: New Orleans ready to kick up its Carnival heels | USA Today
Mardi Gras is set to erupt again Tuesday, an annual city ritual rooted in nearly 300 years of tradition.
For the uninitiated, the citywide party may seem like a single-day booze-and-bare-breast bacchanal. But there's much more to the revelry. It's a crucial force in bringing together residents of a special city that has endured so much.
Carnival is not just the one day. It's a two-week event that kicks off each year with the satirical Krewe du Vieux parade and culminates on Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras...
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Mardi Gras Indian Queens stake their claim to an essential role in a singular New Orleans tradition | NOLA.com
The Guardians of the Flame are one of dozens of gangs, or tribes, of Mardi Gras Indians. Led by the Big Chief, groups like the Yellow Pocahontas, the Mohawk Hunters and the Creole Wild West parade on holidays, such as Mardi Gras, St. Joseph's night and Super Sunday in mid-March.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
The 7 Top Hotels in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Madness | ABC News
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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Celebrate The Perfect Day In New Orleans | Forbes
The best day ever starts with a green drink in the courtyard of Satsuma in the Bywater, a juice bar and vegetarian breakfast/lunch spot (they’re just now starting to serve dinner a few nights a week); its cavernous interior is a mellow but social place to spend the morning.
I’d follow that with a yoga class at Swan River Yoga in the Marigny, a light-filled room above a beautiful courtyard. Then I’d ride my bike back through the colorful cottages of the Marigny and up Esplanade Avenue towards City Park, where I’d gulp down a killer bowl of gumbo from Liuzza’s by the Track for lunch.
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BP loses effort to see documents in claims probe | WWL
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Loyola Mardi Gras forum showcases wacky Uptown marching krewes | NOLA.com
“Mardi Gras has always been central to this city,” said Jim Gabour, artist-in-residence and professor of video technology at Loyola.Gabour specializes in documenting New Orleans’ rich culture through video and aims to teach students that Carnival in New Orleans is more than just a night on Bourbon Street.
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Friday, February 28, 2014
Mardi Gras revelers beware: Orleans Parish's 'Booking Bus' back in French Quarter | NOLA.com
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I ‘get it,’ now, the gumbo tradition of Mardi Gras | The Daily Iberian
It seems there is a tradition here in South Louisiana that every house have a pot of Mardi Gras gumbo simmering on the stove on Fat Tuesday. This ritual is linked to Le Courir de Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Run) that came from the back country — something totally unlike the pageantry and parades seen in the cities. This maintains its French pronunciation because of its place of origin, the French countryside. It is the Mardi Gras my mom grew up knowing, the “real Mardi Gras” as she said — masked men on horseback and in costumechasing chickens that would end up in a communal pot of gumbo. That tradition, along with many others, was buried deep within her but it was not passed on. I do remember stories she tried to tell us about the “Mardi Gras” on horseback riding through Mamou and Ville Platte, “stealing” chickens and wearing mask that hid their identity and partial intoxication; it was, after all, Fat Tuesday and the next day Lent began and the merriment would stop abruptly at midnight within these strict Catholic communities. It was all so steeped in tradition and creed — the masks, the flying feathers, the horses, and the kids in the country witnessing this amazing and mystic troupe of riders. Imagine the thrill and wonderment, there was no FB, TV, or Instagram to alert them or refer to — just masked men appearing in the early morning fog on Mardi Gras day running through fields and yards chasing chickens at the direction of the Capitaine.
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The Life and Death of Mardi Gras Beads: The history, future of a crowd favorite | LSU The Reveille
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
5 New Orleans Bars You Must Visit This Mardi Gras | Huffington Post
As we roll up to Mardi Gras, which has arguably become one of the most widely celebrated festivals in the U.S., some of us are lucky enough to find ourselves heading to the heart of the party -- New Orleans. With so many great bars to visit in the area, both on and off of Bourbon St., we've made a list of some of our favorites for you to try this year.
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