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Arnaud’s Mardi Gras Museum

Germaine Wells, one of the past owners of the famous Arnaud’s Restaurant, is immortalized in all of her Mardi Gras glory in a small museum that is free to the public.  It’s just upstairs from the French 75 Bar, so make sure to stop in for a drink to take up with you.

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