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Mardi Gras the Movie (2010) features Carmen Electra
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The story:
Three college pals, depressed with their current social situation, decide to venture to New Orleans, a magical place where a man and his beverage can walk the streets undisturbed in pursuit of the happiness that has thus far eluded them.
Starring: Carmen Electra, Nicholas D’Agosto, Bret Harrison, Arielle Kebbel, Regina Hall, Josh Gad, Danneel Harris. Director: Phil Dornfeld; Studio: Screen Gems; Genre: Comedy; Rating: NR; Release Date: TBA 2010
FOUNDER OF HOUMA'S KREWE OF TUT PLEADS GUILTY TO PASSING BAD CHECKS
016 years
by NewOrleansMusicMan
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From Gambit Weekly:
Charlotte Brown, the founder of the Krewe of Tut in Houma, pleaded guilty to passing more than $9,000 in bogus checks to pay for the krewe’s first parade in February. Among the worthless checks Brown wrote was one for more than $8,500 to a bus company that transported the Jackson State University band to the krewe’s parade. Brown has been placed on two years probation and ordered to repay the outstanding debt by August 13- or face jail time. Full story from the Houma Today newspaper:
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Nevada Mardi Gras models itself after Mobile's Joe Cain Days, not New Orleans Carnival
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by NewOrleansMusicMan
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This is rather surprising, not because Mobile’s Mardi Gras isn’t fun or historic, but because the New Orleans Mardi Gras is much better known.
Mardi Gras krewe accused of writing thousands in bad checks
217 years
by NewOrleansMusicMan
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A WDSU exclusive, I think: http://tinyurl.com/ckryse. It involves the Krewe of Tut in Houma, LA. A Houma record producer, who saw the parade roll this year, said, “The parade, frankly, was pretty bankrupt too…”
Anti-Green Award for worst polluting parade vehicle during Mardi Gras
417 years
by NewOrleansMusicMan
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Mid-City is a parade that children love because the foil floats reflect the sun on a bright day and take on a magical quality. The Mid-City Calliope is an old fashioned musical delight that everyone enjoys as it passes by. Obviously the steam engine that powers the calliope has always spewed black smoke, but possibly the time has come to update the power system for a greener version? 