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Article: Mardi Gras breathes life back into New Orleans
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- March 2, 2006
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Travis Andrews
University Wire
03-02-2006
(The Daily Reveille) (U-WIRE) NEW ORLEANS -- Mardi Gras is an essential part of what gives New Orleans its unique charm. It is New Orleans' claim to fame. But this year it was held in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which some have said was a mistake.
John Wayne Leggit, 43-year-old New Orleans resident, said holding Mardi Gras sent the wrong message to the rest of the world.
"We were already slipping from the minds of the country," Leggit said. "Holding Mardi Gras just says that we're ready to get drunk and party even though half of the goddamn city is missing."
Though Leggit said the people of the city needed a boost in morale from Mardi Gras, he ...