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Due to expected large crowds and street closures, organizers say to plan extra time to travel to these events and consider using public transportation.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday, a ...