A lot of people not ready for this parade season to end.
Several people FOX 10 News spoke with say this was their first Lundi Gras and others have been doing it for decades, and that no one else does it quite like Mobile.Seven different parades rolling through downtown Mobile all leading up to Fat Tuesday.“This is the home of Mardi Gras and this is my first one in Mobile,” Mitchell said. “But not my last.
While the parade floats and moon pies may draw the crowds in, it’s not what keeps people coming back every year. “Family...family, that’s what it’s all about,” Russell and Carlita Wimberly said. “To anyone who’s never been to Mardi Gras is to come to Mobile. Come to Mobile.”“It’s been great. We came down from Dallas on Saturday for our first one in twenty years,” Misty Manac said.“Happy Mardi Gras! And if you missed it...it’s your own fault,” one parade reveler said.
FOX 10 News Fat Tuesday coverage will kick off Tuesday in front of the Mobile Chamber building on Government Street at 6 a.m.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the
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