Costumes, beads give way to ashes in New Orleans
The Miami Herald Wednesday 22nd February, 2012
NEW ORLEANS -- Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street early Wednesday, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 in New Orleans as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the period of fasting and repentance before Easter.Streams of people poured into the French Quarter as the sun began to set Tuesday to continue the party th...





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