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On the day before Carnival 2009's final fling, crowds cruised the French Quarter in what's expected to be an economic boom for the Big Easy.
HEADLINE: New Orleans ready for final Mardi Gras fling
CAPTION: On the day before Carnival 2009's final fling, crowds cruised the French Quarter in what's expected to be an economic boom for the Big Easy. (Feb. 23)
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CLEAN : Foreign tourists join Rio Carnival parade
CLEAN : Foreign tourists join Rio Carnival parade
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CLEAN : Street spectators cheer on Rio Carnival dancers
CLEAN : Street spectators cheer on Rio Carnival dancers
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CLEAN : Wild Rio Carnival swats Zika fears aside
CLEAN : Wild Rio Carnival swats Zika fears aside
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VOICED: Foie gras, the latest Chinese luxury
VOICED: Foie gras, the latest Chinese luxury
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CLEAN: Foie gras -- an endangered food in Californ
CLEAN: Foie gras -- an endangered food in Californ
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Walking clubs spice up this year’s Mardi Gras
A floppy-eared pooch wearing a red crustacean costume rides in a wagon decorated like a shrimp boat, followed by another "boat" wagon occupied by a pug in a sailor hat.
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Walking clubs spice up this year’s Mardi Gras
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Coronavirus Dulls Mardi Gras Festivities In New Orleans
The coronavirus pandemic has prevented typical raucous festivities in the annual celebration.
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New Orleans Bars Shut Down For Mardi Gras
Last year the event went on as planned, despite coronavirus cases climbing in the U.S.
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Sunday evening's parade outshone the stars in the clear sky, as brightly-lit, double-decker floats, torch carriers and machines that danced light off the oak trees in New Orleans.
HEADLINE: Spirit of Mardi Gras alive at Bacchus parade
CAPTION: Actor James Gandolfini ruled with a doubloon-filled fist, pleasing revelers who braved the cold for one of the highlights of Carnival - the rolling of the Krewe of Bacchus...
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Frigid temperatures that dipped below freezing didn't stop costumed revelers from ushering in the Carnival season aboard a New Orleans streetcar. More than 100 parades will be held along the Gulf Coast leading up to Mardi Gras on March 4. (Jan. 8)
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SOUNDBITE (English) Twelfth Night Reveler: "The rest of the country is going on a diet. They're shoveling snow. They're cleaning up their Christmas mess, and they are bored."
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SOUNDUP of guy singing...
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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras carnival
1. Wide shot of pavilion in the French Quarter of New Orleans - zoom in of group singing, dancing, and playing music on stage in colourful costumes
2. Man in red feather costume singing on stage - zoom out to wide of group singing and...
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While most Americans are stashing their cash, hundreds of thousands are spending their way through the Big Easy to celebrate Mardi Gras
HEADLINE: Poor economy doesn't damper Mardi Gras party
CAPTION: While most Americans are stashing their cash, hundreds of thousands are spending their way through the Big Easy to celebrate Mardi Gras. (Feb. 23)
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Hollywood stars charm New Orleans crowd
1. US servicemen walking with flags in Mardi Gras parade
2. Krewe of Bacchus float in parade with people on float throwing beads
3. Crowds reaching up to catch beads
4. Actor James Gandolfini on float throwing beads
5. Football player...
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British royals visit New Orleans devastated area
1. Wide of convoy carrying Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, to Ninth Ward levee to inspect Hurricane Katrina damage
2. Various of Prince Charles and Camilla walking along destroyed homes and streets to survey...
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Fat Tuesday parades on final day of Mardi Gras
New Orleans - 16 Feb 2010
1. Various of parade on New Orleans'' Bourbon street
2. Performers in costumes throwing bead necklaces to the crowds
3. People catching beads
4. Various of performers on float throwing beads
5. SOUNDBITE...
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Partiers in New Orleans are taking one last chance to eat, drink and be merry before Lent.
HEADLINE: Fat Tuesday starts with parades, parties
CAPTION: In New Orleans, throngs of Mardi Gras revelers crammed parade routes in anticipation of the day's biggest parades and costumed revelers mingled with all-night partiers in the...
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RR7910B USA: CARNIVAL - BUT NO MARDI GRAS
1: Montage of scenes at this year's Rio carnival, with floats and dancing groups.
2: Parade in Frankfurt at carnival time;
3: half-empty streets in French quarter of New Orleans;
4: tap dancer, folk group and guitarist in Bourbon...
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With tourists streaming into town for Mardi Gras celebrations, a spasm of gun violence left two people dead and seven wounded - more bad news for a city struggling to rebuilditself and its tourism industry
HEADLINE: String of Fatal Shootings During Mardi Gras
CAPTION: With tourists streaming into town for Mardi Gras celebrations, a spasm of gun violence left two people dead and seven wounded - more bad news for a city struggling to...
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Gay Mardi Gras parade attracts 300,000 revelers
Revelers decked out in sequins, feathers, wigs and leather danced through the streets of Sydney on Saturday to the cheers of more than 300,000 people at the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
More than 130 floats and 9,500 people...
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Mardi Gras begins in New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana - 17 February 2007
1. Wide of Bourbon street full of people
2. Medium of Bourbon street sign
3. Wide of girls on balconies
4. Men shouting "show your tits"
5. Girl on balcony showing her breasts
6. Wide of Bourbon...
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Legendary rock and roll pianist named honorary Mardi Gras grand marshal
Fats Domino has been named honorary grand marshal of the Krewe of Orpheus, the star-studded Carnival club that traditionally parades the night before Mardi Gras.
Although he won't be riding in the March 3 parade, his eldest son, Antoine...
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Gray skies couldn't dampen the Mardi Gras spirit as revelers partied in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. They paraded, wore costumes and threw beads on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.
HEADLINE: Raw Video: Mardi Gras in New Orleans
CAPTION: Gray skies couldn't dampen the Mardi Gras spirit as revelers partied in New Orleans on Fat Tuesday. They paraded, wore costumes and threw beads on Bourbon Street in the French...