The Show Must Go On

To the Dogs
Mark Gstohl, of New Orleans, dresses as Glenda the Good Witch as he pushes his dog Chloe during the Krewe of Barkus Parade on Sunday, Feb. 19, in New Orleans' French Quarter. Many of the dogs' costumes and floats made light of the slow government response to the damage caused by Katrina.

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