Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans
Crowds mill around on Bourbon Street early on Mardi Gras day, March 8, 2011, in New Orleans. With most revelers still on parade routes, Bourbon Street appears almost empty by Carnival standards. (UPI/A.J. Sisco)
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