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Author(s):	Leslie A. Wade

Date:	2021	Format:	epub	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1496823788
Pages:	256	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
Uploader:	maveriks	Upload Date:	4/19/2022 5:04:18 AM

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After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region in 2005, the city debated whether to press on with Mardi Gras or cancel the parades. Ultimately, they decided to proceed. New Orleanss recovery certainly has resulted from a complex of factors, but the citys unique cultural lifeperhaps its greatest capitalhas been instrumental in bringing the city back from the brink of extinction.

Voicing a civic fervor, local writer Chris Rose spoke for the importance of Carnival when he argued to carry on with the celebration of Mardi Gras following Katrina: We are still New Orleans. We are the soul of America. We embody the triumph of the human spirit. Hell, we ARE Mardi Gras."

Since 2006, a number of new Mardi Gras practices have gained prominence. The new parade organizations or krewes, as they are called, interpret and revise the citys Carnival traditions but bring innovative practices to Mardi Gras. The history of each parade reveals the convergence of race, class, age, and gender dynamics in these new Carnival organizations.
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