The Mardi Gras Bacchus parade rolled through New Orleans as planned on Sunday, despite both a threat from the weather and a weekend shooting that left four people injured. Residents said they were determined to show the city's positive side. (Feb. 11)
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The Mardi Gras Bacchus parade rolled through New Orleans as planned on Sunday, despite both a threat from the weather and a weekend shooting that left four people injured. Residents said they were determined to show the city's positive side. (Feb. 11)
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FILE - In this March 8, 2011 file photo, Rex, the King of Carnival rides in the Krewe of Rex as he arrives at Canal St. on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. The Carnival season culminates on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, with street revelry and the pageantry of the Rex and Zulu parades. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)
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FILE - In this March 8, 2011 file photo, revelers throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel onto crowds on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras Day festivities in the French Quarter in New Orleans. Mardi Gras is Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, but more than a dozen parades roll in the days leading up to Fat Tuesday. The Krewe of Endymion's “super float” rolls Saturday night in New Orleans led by pop star Kelly Clarkson. Sunday's Bacchus parade will include more than two dozen child cancer patients from hospitals across the country who will ride with Bacchus celebrity king, actor G.W. Bailey. On Monday, actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musicians Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews and Harry Connick Jr. will ride in the Krewe of Orpheus parade. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)
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FILE - In this March 8, 2011 file photo, Rex, the King of Carnival rides in the Krewe of Rex as he arrives at Canal St. on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. With the Super Bowl in New Orleans Feb. 3 and Mardi Gras falling just nine days later, the city is gearing up for a massive celebration and influx of tourists that locals are calling "Super Gras." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)
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In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, workers put up signage for the upcoming Super Bowl on the Superdome in New Orleans. With the Super Bowl in New Orleans Feb. 3 and Mardi Gras falling just nine days later, the city is gearing up for a massive celebration and influx of tourists that locals are calling "Super Gras." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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This Jan. 14, 2013 photo shows volunteer Gail Dusenberry of Clyde, North Carolina working on Artist Stephan Wanger"s bead mosaic "Paragons of New Orleans" at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans. Super Bowl takes place in New Orleans on Feb. 3 and Mardi Gras falls nine days later on Feb. 12. With both events so close together, New Orleans is bracing for a massive celebration and record crowds. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
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FILE- In this Jan. 25, 2011 file photo, streetcars move throughdowntown New Orleans. With the Super Bowl in New Orleans Feb. 3 and Mardi Gras falling just nine days later, the city is gearing up for a massive celebration and influx of tourists that locals are calling "Super Gras." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)
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Mirella Reilly, of New Orleans, dances with her daughter Luciana Reilly, 6, as a marching band passes during the Krewe of Mid-City Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Carnival riders throw beads from a float during the Krewe of Mid-City Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans revelers face a soggy end to Carnival
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carnival parades managed to roll Sunday in New Orleans despite bad weather, but revelers might not be so lucky on Monday.
Parades planned for Fat Monday, or Lundi Gras (LUHN-dee grah), are threatened by more rain in the forecast.
That includes the Krewe of Orpheus, the star-studded group led by entertainer Harry Connick Jr. It was scheduled to roll at 6 p.m. Monday, with Connick, actor Gary Sinise and New Orleans musician Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews.
And Fat Tuesday could be a wet one: The National Weather Service expects rain for much of the day, when as many as 1 million people party in the streets.
Carnival season culminates Tuesday with the Rex and Zulu parades. So far, they haven't been canceled.
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