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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE SHANG.
WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS DAY AND WE'RE AT THE LINEUP OF THE DRIFTWOOD PARADE.
THIS IS REALLY THE OFFICIALLY START OF OUR CARNIVAL SEASON.
WE'LL HAVE LITTLE RASCALS TOMORROW, BUT IT'S GREAT TO START OFF IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY STRONG CARNIVAL SEASON FOR US.
SO WE'RE JUST WISHING EVERYBODY A HAPPY MARDI GRA AND CHECK OUT THE PARADE SCHEDULE AND CHECK OUT THE FAMILY GRA SCHEDULE.
WE'LL BE ALL READY TO PARTY THIS, THIS IS THE LEGENDARY DRIFTWOOD PARADE, UH, OLDEST PARADE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT, UH, BUT WITH THIS IS ALL A THIS IS FAMILY, THIS IS COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS IS NOT JUST A LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD PARADE.
YOU WILL HAVE SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 50,000 PEOPLE INSIDE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD CELEBRATING THE KICKOFF TO MARDI GRAS.
STARTED OUT AS A CUB SCOUT PARADE, ADDED THE Y M C A INDIAN GUIDES YEARS AGO, BOATS, TRUCKS, TRAILERS.
UH, NOW IT'S A FULL SCALE PARADE FULL OF KIDS AND FAMILIES ALL OVER.
UH, THIS IS REALLY WHAT MARDI GRAS IS ALL ABOUT.
WELL, THIS IS EXCITING, ESPECIALLY THE WEATHER BEING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST BIG WEEKEND OF MARDI GRAS AND ONE OF TWO CANNERS HERE IN THE CITY OF KENNER.
IT'S A LONG-STANDING DRIFTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD PARADE THAT HAS GROWN TO IN EXCESS OF 60 UNITS NOW.
UH, YOU SEE ALL THE ATMOSPHERE AROUND WHERE IT'S NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.
UH, WE HAVE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS PARTICIPATING IN THIS, AND IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY GOOD, FUN FAMILY EVENT.