Carnival In New Orleans - 2012


Mardi Gras Day - February 21, 2012


[Other Carnival Pictures Further Down]










0001 - early-bird traditional "Skeletons" enjoy a Mardi Gras tradition





0002 - Brocato's original location - Italian pastries, etc.





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0010 - "I see friends shaking hands, saying how do you do. ..."





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0013 - The great New Orleans musician: Pete Fountain





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0015 - Ey Yi Yi, She's from Puerto Rico!





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0019 - Pete's Half-Fast Marching Club (since 1961)





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0038 - NOPD Chief Ronal Serpas scopes it out personally.





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0043 - Ishani





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0052 - Harvey? Are you Harvey?





0053 - (just before she kissed him on the cheek)





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0057 - Steeple of old New Orleans' St. Augustine Church





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0060 - getting into a special part of Carnival





0061 - Mardi Gras Indians





0062 - "CONGO NATION goin' to de Gras!!" (chant)





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0090 - classic New Orleans house in the old quarter (Vieux Carré)





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0097 - cupola atop the Cabildo (old house of state of Louisiana)





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0104 - Here come the "Cowbellians" with symbolic cow bells and rakes





0105 - "We are Comus!" (originators of New Orleans Mardi Gras)





0106 - The Nutria





0107 - Royal Street hitching post





0108 - Ol' Man River (and the Natchez) - end Mardi Gras Day





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0111 - Central Grocery, Italian specialties





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0113 - Maid of Orleans, Jeanne d'Arc (St. Joan)





0114 - Pouring down on the old French Market





0115 - the new bike-taxis have their disadvantages





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0120 - Giovanni





0121 - new chefs' parade





0122 - Bourbon Street Zydeco





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0125 - Statue of "Jumbo" (Al Hurt)





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0138 - Chihuahua! He's some cute!





0139 - Geo & Dorise Blackmon (musicians)





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0142 - U.S. Marine Corp Band in the Proteus parade





0143 - Flambeau, kerosene torches to light the old parades





0144 - a "duke" of Proteus





0145 - bead (and doubloon) "throws" from Krewe members on "floats"





0146 - Warren Easton (high school) Band





0147 - Tanya Huang, Dorise, and Geo





0148 - GOTO tanyandorise.com for more about T 'n' D.





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