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Mar 04, 2022
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At The Gate, Louis Armstrong International Airport

The swamps surrounding New Orleans appeared out of a thick humid fog. It was just after seven PM on a Saturday night. We felt the energy of the city as soon as the blinking aircraft touched down.

At our gate we saw smiling people in costumes traveling to continue the party elsewhere, and outside in the s…

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