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Mardi Gras 2011 (PICTURES): The good times roll in New OrleansBy Bailey Johnson Laissez les bons temps rouler! It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans - the annual all-day party in which revelers bare all, masked costumers run the streets, and parades roll down the avenues across the city. The pre-Lent party kicks off ... read more
Sacre Bleu! Le Chirac on Ze Trial?
So, to Jacques Chirac, we offer a hearty congratulations on probably never being prosecuted for something you probably totally did! In the words of our nation's own drunken, party-hearty descendants of the French, "Laissez les bontemps rouler!" read more
Can Jazz Save New Orleans?
Laissez les bons temps rouler — Let the good times roll — may sound offhand and even slightly profane to outsiders, but to the marching bands preparing for tomorrow's Marti Gras parade in New Orleans, the phrase is profound and even sacred. ... read more
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