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Mardi Gras Day: Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms.

The New Orleans Police Department said on Monday afternoon that if wind gusts are higher than forecast and create unsafe conditions, Mardi Gras parades will be canceled.

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather.

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather.

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is asking anyone planning to attend the parades to use the bathroom before they arrive.

The city’s two biggest parades are set to go on with earlier start times, shorter routes, and no marching bands, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters Monday.

That's how New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick described Mardi Gras Tuesday after the city seriously considered canceling parades due to the threat of high winds.

New Orleans’ police chief said she was reserving the right to reverse parade authorization if conditions or forecasts further deteriorated early Tuesday morning.

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