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Mardi Gras 2023 celebrations underway in New Orleans amid heightened security

Name: Mardi Gras 2023 celebrations underway in New Orleans amid heightened security
Uploaded: 2023-02-21T10:18:54-0500
Duration: 3 min 57 s
Description: Fat Tuesday celebrations are underway in New Orleans, just days after a deadly shooting during a Mardi Gras parade. CBS News correspondent Jamie Wax joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss heightened security, what to expect from today's events and the tradition of the king cake.

Fat Tuesday celebrations are underway in New Orleans, just days after a deadly shooting during a Mardi Gras parade. CBS News correspondent Jamie Wax joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss heightened security, what to expect from today's events and the tradition of the king cake.