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Mardi gras done been did. 
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Still doesn't devalue the city as a whole. In fact I would argue that now would be the best time to visit NOLA.

With the crowds so thin you'd have a much more intimate time with the city as opposed to being packed in shoulder-to-shoulder crowds of drunk New Jerseans and probably getting your body whetted with piss and drunk vomit. Though if you were to go to the city around that time I would hazard the Cajun carnivals in the bayous themselves would be better for authenticity's sake; provided you can also maybe master the art of blendin' in.

So long as you're not there in the heat of summer of course, in that even sleep all day and go out at night but only the populated areas of the French Quarter are the only place(s) that'd be advised to visit.