"2024 Mardi Gras: Live Coverage of New Orleans' Festive Celebrations"
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New Orleans' Carnival season culminates in Mardi Gras with parades, costumed revelers, and celebrity appearances, including Harry Connick Jr., Neil Patrick Harris, and David Burtka. The festivities, a vital boost to the city's economy, feature cherished traditions and are not limited to New Orleans, with similar celebrations held in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. The annual event also includes the ceremonial meeting of the King of Carnival and the king of Zulu, symbolizing the slow erosion of social and racial barriers.
- New Orleans' Mardi Gras 2024: Fat Tuesday, fake monarchs, more The Associated Press
- New Orleans Mardi Gras Day live coverage WDSU New Orleans
- Fat Tuesday revelry starts early in New Orleans. Here's what we saw on the parade route. NOLA.com
- Mardi Gras livestream: Watch 2024 celebrations in New Orleans USA TODAY
- Watch live as King of Carnival leads traditional Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans The Independent
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