The largest, “free” street party in the world known as Mardi Gras comes to a head Tuesday when thousands of people crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding areas to celebrate and culminate the carnival season. The Krewe of Orpheus Smokey Mary train makes its way up Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans for Lundi Gras, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. The Krewe of Orpheus Smokey Mary train makes its way up Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans for Lundi Gras, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
“No strangers down here,” visitor Renitta Haynes of Chattanooga, Tennessee, said as she watched costumed revelers on Bourbon Street over the weekend. “Everybody is very friendly and approachable. I love that.”
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