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People play in the water at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, on Sunday, July 16, 2023, in New Orleans. Cool Zoo is open daily, with morning and afternoon sessions. It features a 750-foot lazy river, a white alligator water slide, animal-themed soakers and shaded seating areas to keep visitors cool. For more information visit audubonnatureinstitute.org.
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Kyle Olson and his son, Jordan Olson, 13, both of Covington, play at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, a reward for Jordan having been named to the Taylor Scholars Awards Program for students with good grades, on Sunday, July 16, 2023, in New Orleans.
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Kassidy Pierre, 11, left, and her cousin, Aleiah Gaines, 13, float in a 750-foot lazy river at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Greg DeBlieux and his son, Louis DeBlieux, 4, play in the water at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Nick Pontiff takes his sons, Nicholas Pontiff, 7, left, and Pierce Pontiff, 3, on a water slide at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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A girl plays with dolls in a 750-foot lazy river at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Crystal Thomas of Katy Texas aims an elephant water cannon near her son, Ryder Callais, 5, left, at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Crystal Thomas of Katy Texas hugs her son, Ryder Callais, 5, at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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Nora Lownik, 6, splashes down a water slide at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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People cool off at Cool Zoo, a water park inside the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans, Sunday, July 16, 2023. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)
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