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Spreading the joy: Longer parade routes approved for Mardi Gras

COVID-19 precautions wiped out most New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festivities in 2021, and a shortage of police officers forced the city to shorten routes for some of its lavish seasonal parades in 2022. Now, city officials, and business owners are celebrating plans to let the good times roll on longer routes - and in front of businesses that welcome the crowds - with security bolstered by neighboring police agencies.

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