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 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Carnival revelers streamed into the city Saturday — and Mardi Gras organizers hoped to throw such a fantastic party that visitors would vow to return to this tourist-dependent city again.
Tourism officials expect at least as many visitors as last year, 700,000, to come for the annual celebration. It's the second time the event has been held since Hurricane Katrina struck.
"It's amazing. I've never been to anything better," said Eric Johnson, 19, of Knoxville, Tenn. It was his first time visiting for the event, and he caught so many strands of beads that they covered his chest at least two inches deep.
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