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Krewe of Carrollton is a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe.
Pigeon Town is a New Orleans, Louisiana neighborhood located in the 17th Ward of New Orleans and within the larger Carrollton neighborhood, and within the area that the New Orleans city planning commission calls "Leonidas." Pigeon Town is (loosely) bordered by Cambronne St. (East), Claiborne Ave. (north), Oak St. (South) and the Orleans-Jefferson parish line on the west. It is situated directly between the Hollygrove neighborhood and the Oak Street Cultural Arts District.
The Krewe of Cleopatra is an all female krewe and social organization.
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- ↑ McNulty, Ian (March 28, 2017). "New Oak Street restaurant DTB takes 'down the bayou' flavors through uncharted waters". The Advocate . Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Price, Todd A. (January 8, 2013). "Oak Street's dining scene is richer than ever, but the Uptown stretch still has that small-town feel". The Times-Picayune . Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Oak Street Po-Boy Festival delayed until November 12". WGNO . October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ↑ Mirfiq, Diana (August 28, 2013). "'Oak Street does Mardi Gras in August". The Maroon. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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