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...that some of the best work about Katrina has chosen to deal with the storm indirectly, or to show aspects of the city less often written about – not just what she calls the “low-hanging fruit”, such as Mardi...
...And they revived the Mardi Gras celebration that draws 500,000 visitors during the midwinter festival. “You’re born there, you feel a certain allegiance,” says Mitchell....
...“A lot of them have been in cities like Houston and Atlanta, where there are more opportunities,” he says. “They will come back with wider horizons and new ideas.”...
...Hurricane Katrina is not stopping next year's Mardi Gras....
...The city made famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations, jazz clubs and French quarter would likelyprobably not be functional for two to three months, Mr Nagin said....
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