A woman was run over and killed by a float in the middle of the Krewe of Nyx parade Wednesday night, casting a pall over the first big night of parading in the final weekend of the Carnival season.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman was struck and killed by a parade float in New Orleans as the city celebrated Mardi Gras. The woman, who hasn’t been identified, appeared to have tried to cross in between a ...