NOLA

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Across
  1. 6. Mardi Gras parade group
  2. 9. Cajun Trinity vegetable
  3. 11. Found in a New Orleans French bread roll
  4. 12. Three-letter New Orleans airport code
  5. 14. Café Du Monde order
  6. 15. River that curves through New Orleans
  7. 16. Namesake to the famous boozy Blacksmith Shop
  8. 17. Louisiana state bird
  9. 18. HBO series set in post-Katrina New Orleans
  10. 20. Jazz legend "Satchmo"
  11. 23. Famous brass band tradition, often seen dancing with umbrellas and handkerchiefs
  12. 24. Historic square overlooked by the St. Louis Cathedral, also the name of a notable groom-to-be
  13. 25. Home of Mike the Tiger and Death Valley
Down
  1. 1. Famous French Quarter jazz - and soon-to-be wedding - venue, ___ Hall
  2. 2. Louisiana stew, from West African for "okra"
  3. 3. Famous New Orleans Cocktail
  4. 4. “The Big ___” (nickname for New Orleans)
  5. 5. Pre-Lenten celebration famous in New Orleans
  6. 7. Disney's trumpet-playing alligator
  7. 8. High-energy creole music oft featuring an accordion
  8. 10. Lake bordering the New Orleans to the north
  9. 13. New Orleans NFL representation
  10. 19. Cajun sausage, often fried and spherical
  11. 21. French for "Old Square"
  12. 22. New Orleans' "Voodoo Queen"