People shout for beads on Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras day back in 2007. The celebration took on even more meaning for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Mandatory Credit:	Chris Graythen/Getty Images

People shout for beads on Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras day back in 2007. The celebration took on even more meaning for New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
Mandatory Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images

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