"When these Saints come marching in, a city erupts in Mardi Gras glee" by Associated Press | February 17, 2010
NEW ORLEANS - Yesterday, the final day of Carnival, was sunny and cold with high temperatures hanging around 50 degrees. That didn’t do much to chill a party that has been rolling since the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl on Feb. 7.
I'll bet this did:
Snow in Louisiana?
“I have plenty of antifreeze with me if I need it,’’ said Jessie Grace, 57, playfully waving a flask from his pocket....
:-)
The Saints were toasted as kings, invited by organizers to ride floats across the city. Quarterback Drew Brees, coach Sean Payton, and owner Tom Benson served as monarchs of parades, while players Devery Henderson, Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister, and others rode a float built by the Krewe of Zulu.
They sparked huge cheers, especially when they tossed small foam footballs to the crowd.
Mayor Ray Nagin and other city officials rode on horseback to the reviewing stand, where they watched the parades and toasted the organizers.
Nagin, making his last ride as mayor, wore a jacket saluting the Saints.
The party traditionally wraps up at midnight, when the police clear Bourbon Street and Lent begins.????
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Also see: The New Orleans Sunday Globe
MSM Monitor Was Wrong
The Spirit of New Orleans
