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The New Year’s Eve celebration in Alabama that changed Mardi Gras forever
While folks in New Orleans claim they started the tradition of Mardi Gras in the U.S., historians say French colonists began celebrating the festival not long after first spotting Mobile Bay in 1699.
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I celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, where I can get all the beads and king cake I want. Here's why it beats New Orleans' crowded festivities.
After celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Mobile, I've found that the latter is more my speed. When people think of Mardi Gras, their minds usually go to the wild party scene that overtakes ...
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Alabama friends injured in deadly New Orleans terror attack: ‘Bodies were everywhere’
Alexis Scott-Windham, Brandon Whitsett and a group of other Mobile residents, all in their 20s, made their way to Bourbon Street to find something to eat, use a bathroom and start winding down ...