Raindrops, gloomy skies can’t stop Mardi Gras

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Revelers gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne walking parade Tuesday in the Bywater section of New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Overcast skies and the threat of rain couldn’t dampen the revelry of Mardi Gras as parades took to the streets, showering costumed merrymakers with trinket...

NEW ORLEANS—Despite threatening skies, the Mardi Gras party carried on as thousands of costumed revelers cheered glitzy floats with make-believe monarchs in an all-out bash before Lent. In the French Quarter, as usual, Fat Tuesday played out with all its flesh and raunchiness.

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Published: 02/13/2013