New Orleans Style

Mardi Gras

Once a years the city of New Orleans gets a little crazy.

Mardi Gras is both a blessing and a curse in New Orleans.

 
We love it because it is OURS, our celebration.

 
We hate it because we have to share it with the world, many of whom are drunken yankee tourists.

 
The many parties, balls and parades make it difficult for anyone to do their usual work, and many businesses just give up. Why pay an employee if he’s only had a couple hours of sleep the night before?

 
From the youngest age we learned to holler, “Throw me something, mister!” to the riders on the divinely-decorated floats.

 
It’s a good night to win a necklace. It’s a great night to catch a doubloon—those special coins thrown from parade floats by the Mardi Gras crews.

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