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Mardi Gras beads

It doesn't matter that it's October and Fat Tuesday is long over, or that Hurricane Ida ripped through the city just over a month prior - in New Orleans, brightly-colored Mardi Gras beads dangle from front doorsteps everywhere. There's always reason to celebrate the joyful moments in NoLa.

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Date Taken: 10.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Copyright: © Claire Witko