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New Orleans closes Bourbon Street, all bars for Mardi …

Parade float workers Travis Keene, left, and Joey Mercer position a pelican while fellow crew member Chelsea Kamm, right, looks on while decorating a house in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.(AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)

As pandemic cancels Mardi Gras parades, thousands of New …

Designer Caroline Thomas looks at a house decorated like a parade float in New Orleans on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. All around the city, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus pandemic has canceled parades that usually take place on Mardi Gras. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)

2nd Person Killed by Mardi Gras Float in New Orleans

Revelers cheer as parade floats pass during the Cowboy Mardi Gras celebration in Bandera, Texas on February 15, 2020. (Credit: Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images)

Revelers to Pack Streets of New Orleans in Celebration …

Large crowds reach up for beads as the Jester float in the traditional Rex parade rolls down Canal Street on Mardi Gras March 8, 2011 in News Orleans, Louisiana. (Credit: Cheryl Gerber/Getty Images)

Teen Says He Was Beaten by Deputy During Arrest at Mardi …