I quit my job as a lawyer after 14 years to become a matchmaker. Law was a dark world to live in, and I'm forever glad I switched careers.

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Ann Parnes is the founder of After Hello Matchmaking in New Orleans.

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Hosting the Super Bowl could be a $1 billion jackpot for these 4 cities

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The Super Bowl will be held in Las Vegas for the first time.

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Mardi Gras just keeps getting bigger and bigger

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A Mardis Gras reveler in New Orleans

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A tech worker shared his 'housewarming registry' online, and people he'd never met bought him $600 worth of plates and plant stands

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A screenshot of John Anderson's housewarming registry on Amazon.

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America's biggest cities have 5.5 million empty homes

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Colorful homes in New Orleans, Louisiana

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