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NEW ORLEANS – The "baby dolls," an on-again, off-again Mardi Gras tradition of New Orleans' African-American community, are on again. The troupes of women strutting and prancing in bonnets, garters, ...

Advocate photo by SOPHIA GERMER -- Joell Lee, Lauren Blouin and Dianne Honore make their Baby Doll costumes over coffee at Cafe Rose Nicaud in New Orleans, Saturday February 6, 2016. The new Baby Doll ...

Halloween is just around the corner, and you've probably already started planning your costumes as you figure out what to wear to all those parties this year. Don't leave baby out of the picture! Keep ...

The 'Baby Dolls' marched through the streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras last week with hardly any of the throng lining the streets having any idea of the seedy truth behind the tradition. The ...

This 1942 photo provided by the Louisiana State Museum shows Gold Digger Baby Dolls, one of the neighborhood groups that adopted the "baby doll" costumes. The costumes first became part of New Orleans ...