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Relatively quiet Mardi Gras celebration in St. Louis

UncategorizedBy News February 28, 2017 Leave a comment

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Police say the St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration was a little less rowdy than in recent years. Weather may have been part of the reason. After several days of unseasonably warm weather, Saturday was cold for the nation’s second-largest Mardi Gras celebration behind the one in New Orleans. Still, several thousand…

Man Accused Of Plowing Into Crowd During Mardi Gras Parade

NationalBy News February 26, 2017 Leave a comment

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who allegedly plowed into a crowd enjoying a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit, police said Sunday. The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement identifying the man as 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto. He’s being held at the city’s…

Preview of 23rd Annual Beggin Pet Parade

Around TownBy News January 22, 2016

Nestle Purina’s Dan Koehler previews the 23rd Annual Beggin’ Pet Parade on Jan 31.