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Former NFL safety Darren Sharper appears in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles in this Feb. 20, 2014, file photo Rape charges have been filed on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Las Vegas against the former NFL safety, who already faces sexual assault charges in Los Angeles, New Orleans and the Phoenix area. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Bob Chamberlin, Pool)

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This booking photo provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office shows Robert Durst, after his Saturday, March 14, 2015 arrest in New Orleans on an extradition warrant to Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office)

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Acadiana will be celebrating Mardi Gras on Feb. 17 with a buffet and live New Orleans-style jazz band. (The Washington Times)

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4. NEW ORLEANS, LA - Members of the Phunny Phorty Phellows, toast before the carnival groups starts their night of revelry aboard a streetcar in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. King's Day is a tradition marking the 12th night after Christmas and the official start of the Mardi season. Carnival is celebrated along the Gulf Coast with parties, balls and parades culminating on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, a final day of celebration before Lent. It is a major tourist draw in New Orleans. Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17 this year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Members of the Phunny Phorty Phellows, toast before the carnival groups starts their night of revelry aboard a streetcar in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. King's Day is a tradition marking the 12th night after Christmas and the official start of the Mardi season. Carnival is celebrated along the Gulf Coast with parties, balls and parades culminating on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, a final day of celebration before Lent. It is a major tourist draw in New Orleans. Mardi Gras falls on Feb. 17 this year. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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NEW ORLEANS, LA -A horse drawn carried gives a guided tour in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. While most of the nation is in a post-Thanksgiving turkey coma, interests in New Orleans' key industry, tourism, are giddy over the start of a run of major tourism events that should keep the city's hotels, restaurants and other tourism businesses fat and happy well into 2012. Starting with this weekend's Bayou Classic football game between Southern and Grambling State, the city will play host to three major football bowl games, including the BCS national championship, the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament, Mardi Gras, a PGA golf tournament and the globally popular Jazz Fest. Then there's the usual drama with the New Orleans Saints, who appear poised for a run at the NFL playoffs. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Jeremy Lin (17) drives against New Orleans Pelicans guard Quincy Pondexter (20) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

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Actor Mark Wahlberg is seen courtside before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

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New Orleans Saints cheerleaders perform in the first half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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Officials separate players during a scuffle after a touchdown by the Carolina Panthers in the first half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)

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Nine years after Hurricane Katrina, charter schools are the new reality of public education in New Orleans. The vast majority of public school students will be attending a charter school established by a state-run school district created in the wake of the storm. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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How 'bout and Xbox? (Illustration by Walt Handelsman of The New Orleans Advocate)

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) carries past New Orleans Saints strong safety Kenny Vaccaro (32) in the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) is about to be sacked by San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks (55) during an NFL football game at the Superdome in New Orleans, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, David Grunfeld) THE BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE, MAGS OUT, NO SALES, USA TODAY OUT

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NEW ORLEANS, La. (April 19, 2012) Pilots assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, arrive in New Orleans for The War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration. The events are part of a series of city visits by the Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Operation Sail beginning in April 2012 and concluding in 2015. New Orleans is the first and the last city visit in the series. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Joshua T. Rodriguez/Released) 120419-N-NX489-001 Join the conversation http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil