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New Orleans, known for its celebrations and festive spirit, is now banning the release of metallic balloons – a decision that follows repeated disruption to the city's electrical services and ...

Mourners release balloons at a vigil for a police officer in New Orleans in June 2015. New Orleans, known for its celebrations and festive spirit, is now banning the release of metallic balloons.

All right. It's time to sweep up the confetti, turn off the lights because Party City, the retail chain that dressed much of America in scary masks and dramatic capes, is closing as soon as this week.

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New Orleans, known for its celebrations and festive spirit, is now banning the release of metallic balloons – a decision that follows repeated disruption to the city’s electrical services and ...

Fast forward 39 years and Party City is sweeping away the confetti and turning off the lights. Two bankruptcy proceedings have failed to get the chain's finances in order. Support for LAist comes from ...

New Orleans, known for its celebrations and festive spirit, is now banning the release of metallic balloons – a decision that follows repeated disruption to the city’s electrical services and ...