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Mardi Gras: The Passing Parade

Scenes from the past include rare footage of the 1928 Rex Parade; mules pulling the Carnival floats; parades through the French Quarter; celebrity kings of Bacchus; the origins of the gay Carnival; memories of Louis Armstrong as King Zulu 1949; and the ritual of celebrating the season with king cake.

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Mardi Gras: The Passing Parade is a local public television program presented by WYES