City Hall "Stop reserving spots on parade routes with body outlines."

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Looking to halt a new trend in New Orleans, City Hall has issued a statement asking Mardi Gras revelers to please, please, please stop reserving spots along the parade routes by using body outlines that resemble those found at murder scenes.

All along the parade routes in Orleans Parish this past weekend, passersby could see dozens of body outlines on the neutral ground — all presumably holding spots for parade goers hoping to snag prime locations for the festivities.

Local authorities initially believed the increase in body outlines could be attributed to the city’s typical crime issues.

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Mayor Mitch Landrieu, whose office released the statement earlier today, said he is disappointed people would stoop so low as to use murder markers to hold a piece of ground for a parade.

“It’s absolutely disgusting,” said Landrieu. “Our investigators no longer can tell which body outlines are real and which are fake. So, I’m asking all parade goers to please not use outlines to save spots. Our police officers already have enough murders to investigate.”

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