Mardi Gras in New Orleans
New Orleans bids farewell to Mardi Gras season
The U.S. state of Lousiana's New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season on Feb. 13 with Mardi Gras parades, street parties and what amounted to a massive outdoor costume festival around the bars and restaurants in the French Quarter.
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28 people injured at Mardi Gras parade
A pickup truck driven by a man who appeared to be "highly intoxicated" plowed into a crowd of spectators watching the main Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans on Feb. 25, sending more than 20 people to the hospital, police said.
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Truck plows into New Orleans Mardi Gras parade, 28 injured
A suspected drunk driver plowed a pickup truck into a Mardi Gras parade on Feb. 25 in New Orleans, leaving 28 people injured, including children, officials said.