New Orleans has beefed up security for Mardi Gras. For smaller parading krewes, it's costly

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New Orleans has beefed up security for Mardi Gras. For smaller parading krewes, it's costly

The city is requiring more police officers at parades this year, putting higher costs on smaller, independent krewes vital to New Orleans’ Mardi Gras heritage.