Security evident as Jazz Fest opens

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A strong police presence was evident as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival opened less than two weeks after the Boston Marathon bomb explosions.

Police on foot and in electric carts were out in force on the site and in the surrounding area Friday.

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