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The French Quarter, 'Present at the Creation'

Tourists flock to the French Quarter for Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street. But, as Morning Edition's Renee Montagne reports in the latest Present at the Creation segment, they would be wrong to think New Orleans' most famous section is totally French.

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