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Parks and Parkways Problems

Library Chronicles

This afternoon, the city sent out its press release regarding Mardi Gras policies and enforcement via the NOLA ready email system. it's the same thing Gambit shared with us yesterday. One detail left out of the coverage and commentary of yesterday's pr... »

Looking past gaffes in ‘czar’ Blakely’s memoir of Katrina recovery

The Lens

By Jed Horne, The Lens news editor | It’s too bad that Ed Blakely’s book about his two years as New Orleans “recovery czar” is so full of sloppy mistakes. (“Blacks didn’t have permission to march in Mardi Gras blackface parades until the 1970s.”) Howle... »

Mardi Gras krewe 'tit Rex changes name slightly at Rex's command

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The micro Carnival marching club formerly known as ‘tit Rex (a shortened form of Petit Rex) will change its name slightly in hopes of avoiding a legal showdown with the 140 year-old Rex parading organization, according to ‘tit Rex president Jeremy Yusl... »

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New Orleans parking rules during Mardi Gras are murky: A letter to the editor

nola.com Crime

Ted Jackson, The Times-Picayune archiveA parking ticket.I received a parking ticket on Lundi Gras for parking less than 20 feet from a stop sign at the corner of Marigny and Decatur. What is the rule when the stop sign is... »

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