The Local Reaction: Should We Have Mardi Gras?
“Well there is still a lot of work to be done, but long beads are long beads.”
–Gina Chavet, Travel Agent, Garden District
“I’ve got to start my doubloon collection all over from scratch. We better have Mardi Gras.”
–Maureen Francis, Nurse, Gentilly
“All Hail Queen Tchufuncte.”
–Michael Duplass, Insurance Adjuster, Northshore
“The New Orleans economy needs Mardi Gras. Till my insurance check arrives, I’m shaking my fun bags for dem “Girls Gone Wild” videos.”
–Lena Schiro, Retired Substitute Teacher, Mid-City
“We gonna have Mardi Gras sure as I’ve danced through dung on a parade route. And let me tell you from personal experience, those horses have got some dung!”
–C. Elgin Taylor, Flambeau, Bucktown
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