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M. R. E. costumes, Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras Day), French Quarter/New Orleans, March 2006

Three people wear elaborate costumes covered in M.R.E. (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) packaging, one holding a sign reading "THE CREW OF M.R.E. LUNCH IS ON US," on a New Orleans street during Mardi Gras.

Collection

Katrina

M. R. E. costumes, Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras Day), French Quarter/New Orleans, March 2006

Original title

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mardi gras

Citation

“M. R. E. costumes, Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras Day), French Quarter/New Orleans, March 2006,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2620.