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Mardi Gras 2013
4:16 am
Sat February 16, 2013

The 'Baby Dolls' Of Mardi Gras A Fun Tradition With A Serious Side

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The Baby Doll Ladies pose during Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday.
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This 1942 photo provided by the Louisiana State Museum shows Gold Digger Baby Dolls, one of the neighborhood groups that adopted the "baby doll" costumes.
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By TINA ANTOLINI

Originally published on Tue February 19, 2013 12:17 pm

Just inside a room on the second floor of the Louisiana State Museum's Presbytere, there's a large baby doll dress, big enough for a woman to wear. And one did.

The costume and the baby bottle next to it belonged to 85-year-old Miriam Batiste Reed, who was known as a baby doll and one of the first women to parade in Mardi Gras. The bottle and the dress are part of a new exhibition, They Call Me Baby Doll: A Mardi Gras Tradition.

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Mardi Gras 2013
9:39 am
Thu February 14, 2013

Pink Chicken Feet Honor Spanish Town Parade Mainstay

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By Jarondakie Patrick

Pink plastic chicken feet were tossed from several floats at the 33rd Spanish Town parade. The unusual throws were an homage to a board member of the Society for the Preservation of Lagniappe in Louisiana who knew how to be creative with limited resources.

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Mardi Gras 2013
7:00 am
Wed February 13, 2013

Mardi Gras Parades Roll As Planned Uptown

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Uptown parade watchers enjoy the show.

Heavy rain that forecasters worried could wash out Fat Tuesday parades did not appear as feared. And parade-goers Uptown came prepared.

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Mardi Gras 2013
2:55 pm
Tue February 12, 2013

'The Street Parade Of Life:' Mardi Gras Rolls On Despite Rain Threat

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A reveler shows off his mask during the Krewe of Okeanos parade in New Orleans on Feb. 10, 2013.
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Monday: Floats pass down Napoleon Ave. during the Krewe of Mid-City parade.
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Sunday: A masked reveler in the Krewe of Okeanos parade.
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Sunday: Revelers yell for beads and trinkets.
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Monday: Members of the Laissez Boys Pleasure Aid & Leisure Club parade during the Krewe of Orpheus parade.
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Tuesday: More of the scene at the start of the Society of Saint Anne parade.
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Tuesday: Revelers gather before the start of the Society of Saint Anne parade.
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Sunday: A float rolling through during the Krewe of Bacchus parade.
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There was a threat of rain in New Orleans, today. But revelry doesn't stop for dark clouds.

In fact, as The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports, "this weather actually is perfect" was a refrain repeated over and over:

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Mardi Gras 2013
11:53 am
Tue February 12, 2013

Mardi Gras Merriment Beyond Bourbon Street Festivities

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A reveler dances with a young girl during the Courir de Mardi Gras in Mamou, La., in 2007.
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It's Fat Tuesday, the final day of indulgence before the fasting and penance of Lent begins. While the revelry in New Orleans tends to grab the spotlight, you can find some fascinating Mardi Gras traditions elsewhere.

From chasing chickens in Cajun Country to catching MoonPies in Mobile, communities all along the Gulf Coast have their own way of marking Carnival season.

The Fatted Ox

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