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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 ...

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s a beloved century-old Carnival season tradition in Louisiana — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of colorful beads or other trinkets to parade watchers clamoring ...