PHOTOS: Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a last chance to party
Fat Tuesday revelers donned their purple, green and gold to celebrate the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent
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Queen Zulu 2025 Kristen Bonds Mason greets the crowd as the Zulu parade rolls along Jackson Avenue in New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Brett Duke/The Advocate via AP)Brett Duke/Advocate via Associated Press
Members of the Talladega College band perform during the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Gerald Herbert/Associated Press
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