New Orleans, UNITED STATES: Donna Manwaring calls for beads at the entrance to Bourbon St, as the Endymion parade rolls down Canal Street during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans, 26 February 2006. New Orleans is celebrating its first Mardi Gras since Hurricane Katrina. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) 27/01/08

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