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Claire, 24, who had driven with friends to New Orleans from her Midwestern college, became one of countless out-of-town revelers who has flashed a body part on the French Quarter streets in...
Mar 3, 2014 · Flashing for beads on Bourbon Street. But when — and how exactly — did that supposed tradition begin? Although the celebration of Mardi Gras dates back to ancient Rome — and we all know how...
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Feb 11, 2024 · Updated 7:05 AM PDT, February 11, 2024. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring with outstretched arms.
Dec 3, 2020 · Considering the strip clubs on Bourbon Street and risqué dancing in gay clubs, he said, “You already had a lot of nudity and you had a lot of beads and you needed to put those two together.”
Feb 12, 2024 · Trash lines the gutter on Bourbon Street, in the early hours of the morning after Mardi Gras, in New Orleans, Feb. 18, 2015. It's a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in New...
