NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season comes to a close Tuesday with thousands of people expected to crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding communities for the annual Mardi Gras celebration complete with parade floats, neighborhood street parties and jammed restaurants and bars in the old French Quarter. The Rex Organization, founded in the 19th century, rolls every Fat …
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New Orleans takes on Northwestern State after Hart’s 21-point game
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. New Orleans Privateers (8-16, 3-8 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons (6-18, 4-7 Southland) Natchitoches, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans faces the Northwestern State Demons …
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival season 2024 entered its final days in New Orleans on Friday as a parade of “fabulous women and the men who support them” walked the narrow streets of the old French Quarter handing out hand-decorated bras. The krewe of “Bosom Buddies & Breast Friends” is one of the smaller clubs that have flourished in recent …
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