Author: MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and STACEY PLAISANCE

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NEW ORLEANS — Gaudy floats, beads and costumes gave way to street sweepers and repentance as Fat Tuesday ended and largely Catholic south Louisiana welcomed Ash Wednesday. At midnight on Mardi Gras, a wedge of law…

NEW ORLEANS — Gaudy floats, beads and costumes gave way to street sweepers and repentance as Fat Tuesday ended and largely Catholic south Louisiana welcomed Ash Wednesday. At midnight on Mardi Gras, a wedge of law enforcement — mounted horsemen — moved slowly down Bourbon Street to clear off remaining drinkers, declaring the all-day party over.…