Mardi Gras

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Across
  1. 2. “(blank) Are My Sunshine” Louisiana state song
  2. 4. Color of power and gifts of the Magi
  3. 6. Cajun stew
  4. 9. President who made the Louisiana Purchase
  5. 11. Civil War general that took New Orleans
  6. 16. TV star DeGeneres
  7. 18. (blank) of Mexico
  8. 19. Show me your (blank)
  9. 21. TV aliens of the 80’s
  10. 23. (blank) daiquiri
  11. 25. New Orleans nickname “The (blank) City”
  12. 26. Signature New Orleans cocktail
  13. 28. Country star McGraw
  14. 30. CNN political analyst, Carville
  15. 33. Seafaring bird
  16. 36. Place where river silt gathers
  17. 37. Hemingway’s home (blank) West
  18. 38. Beverage from cows
  19. 39. Base layer for Cajun stew
  20. 40. Famous governor of Louisiana (blank) Long
  21. 41. French capitol
  22. 42. New Orleans nickname “The (blank) Easy
  23. 43. Bowl game played in New Orleans
  24. 44. New Orleans NFL team
  25. 48. New Orleans Super (blank)
  26. 51. Rock band know for “Born on the Bayou”
  27. 53. Movie Forrest (blank)
  28. 54. Delicious chocolate and marshmallow sandwich
  29. 55. What Mardi Gras is called in other countries of the world
  30. 56. Last day of Mardi Gras
  31. 57. Color of justice and royalty
  32. 58. St. north of Louisiana
  33. 59. French (blank), shopping area
Down
  1. 1. Religion that uses dolls and curses
  2. 3. Party street in New Orleans
  3. 5. Tigers of Baton Rouge
  4. 7. “Great Balls of Fire” rocker, Jerry (blank) Lewis
  5. 8. 2 feet below (blank) level
  6. 10. (blank) Louis Cathedral
  7. 12. Largest Mardi Gras celebration in Texas
  8. 13. Pirate that cruised the gulf coast (blank) Lafitte
  9. 14. Famous New Orleans bar (blank) O’Brien’s
  10. 15. Music from New Orleans
  11. 17. Tulane Green (blank)
  12. 20. Wetlands
  13. 22. “….Baby One More Time” singer Spears
  14. 23. Sassafras powder
  15. 24. New Orleans neighborhood The French (blank)
  16. 27. First family of quarterbacks
  17. 29. Nickname for crawfish
  18. 31. Prize thrown from parade float
  19. 32. Color of faith
  20. 34. Body of water north of New Orleans (blank) Pontchartrain
  21. 35. Famous chef Emeril
  22. 42. Adam Sandler movie “The Water (blank)
  23. 45. No (blank), and, or buts
  24. 46. Comedian Perry
  25. 47. Stylized lily
  26. 49. City that first celebrated Mardi Gras in U.S.
  27. 50. (blank) etoufee
  28. 51. Type of freshwater fish
  29. 52. St. Louis,
  30. 55. Explorers Lewis and