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| parade, new orleans original daiquiris, mobile, cd, mardigrasparty, fattuesday's kitchen & bar, gulf of mexico, mardi gras lesson plans, jersey, fun, newspaper, dover, new orleans..., radio, | The city, which has foundered alexandria in its attempt to create a comprehensive reconstruction plan, showed a gritty, practical streak when it came to Mardi Gras. Officials didn't wait for federal dollars or for outsiders' direction. They broke with tradition and sought corporate sponsors. When one company came forward — Glad Products Co., the trash-bag maker alexandria — the alexandria city said thanks, took the money (and 100,000 free bags) and went ahead. Nor did anyone pretend that this would be a pre-Katrina-style Mardi Gras, any more than residents should expect New Orleans to come back as its former flood-prone self. Traditionally, the party has produced about $900 million in tourist spending. This year will yield smaller crowds, shortened parade routes and less profit. |
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| E-mail: Select one: HTML Text Breaking News E-Mail newspaper Alerts • Get breaking news in your inbox newspaper as it happens The city got that respite 10 days ago with the start of its raucous, pre-Lent celebration that culminates Tuesday with Mardi Gras, the party that made New Orleans famous. Six months after Hurricane Katrina battered the Gulf Coast and killed more than 1,000 people in Louisiana alone, New Orleans is struggling to prove to the world — and perhaps to itself — that rebirth is possible. Though some residents newspaper (22% in a new USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll) scoff that this is no time to party, revelry might be just what the city, its people and its coffers need. Beads, floats and jostling crowds with ready cash helped make New Orleans what it was. And fun aside, how the city pulls off this party holds lessons for New Orleans' future. |
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