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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

FYI: New Orleans shortening Mardi Gras celebrations


The Lufkin Daily News
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Q: With all the destruction that Hurricane Katrina inflicted on New Orleans, will that city's Mardi Gras celebration be canceled in February?

A: No, it'll just be shortened — from the traditional 12 days of parades leading up to Fat Tuesday to eight days of parades for next year's celebration. City officials say they can't afford the overtime for police officers it would take to oversee 12 days of parades.

Fat Tuesday, the last day before Lent, falls on Feb. 28 next year.

It will be the 150th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. However, parades have been canceled on 13 different occasions, the most recent in 1979 due to a police officers' strike

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