A 170-year-old French Quarter church and a 190-year-old historic residence were among several properties vandalized along Chartres Street two days before Mardi Gras. One victim said police suspect an "anarchist parade" was responsible.

Vandals spray-painted St. Mary's Catholic Church and the neighboring Beauregard-Keyes House and Garden Museum, both in the 1100 block of Chartres Street, sometime Sunday night, the director of the house and museum said.

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