February 2012
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WatchIn this update from The Times-Picayune’s newsroom, business reporter Rebecca Mowbray and environmental reporter Mark Schleifstein talk about why Judge Barbier postponed the start of the massive BP oil spill trial.
“After the pageant has gone glimmering, and the whirl of the midnight ball is...”
– Lafcadio Hearn, on the city’s slow return to normalcy after Mardi Gras. (via americanroutes)
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WatchSome of the Uptown Mardi Gras Indians who were out yesterday. Was listening to WWOZ announcing all the places to be able to catch them while I was getting my costume in order
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The Greatest Radio Station in the World →
If you can’t be in New Orleans (today or any day), tune into OZ!
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“Cupid!! I’ll give you a dollar if you come shoot my mom and dad!”
– some guy
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ShortFormBlog: Mardi Gras worth a heckuva lot more... →
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$140 million one estimate as to how much economic impact Mardi Gras has on the New Orleans area each year
$500 million another estimate; ”There’s no way to know for sure because we don’t sell tickets,” a historian says source
» A massive party with a massive impact: ”There are a…
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Happy Lundi Gras!
Busy busy busy weekend! I totally didnt tumbl anything, so i’m gonna try to make up for it today.
Being the penultimate day of Carnival, it looks like there’s plenty of Mardi Gras stuff throughout the internet. More to come today and tomorrow for sure!
