• In 1875, the Louisiana State Legislature declared Mardi Gras a legal holiday in the state of Louisiana. The holiday is observed on the day before Ash...
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    Mardi Gras in the United States is celebrated in a number of cities and regions in the country. Most of these places trace their Mardi Gras celebrations...
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    began parading again as the final parade on Mardi Gras with Proteus reverting to the evening of Lundi Gras. 1992 No Parade Planned theme: Enchantments...
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    Kersands' Minstrels was well known for its marching band, and the group led a Mardi Gras parade in 1886. Kersands offered $1000 to any rival who could outmarch...
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    through the ankles of a statue of Captain Cook in East Melbourne, toppling it. The Board of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras withdraws their invitation...
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    Mandolin [1884]), Henri Rousseau (A Carnival Night [1886]), Paul Cézanne (Mardi gras [Pierrot and Harlequin] [1888]), Fernand Pelez (Grimaces and Miseries...
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  • - Mardi Gras begins. 1722 - French Louisiana capital relocated from Mobile to New Orleans. 1723 - Fort Conde built. 1763 - Mobile becomes part of British...
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    Corps of Engineers (USACE) granted Dakota Access, LLC an easement based on the Mineral Leasing Act to cross Lake Oahe and finish construction of the pipeline...
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    first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830, a tradition that continues to this day. Mardi Gras is an official state holiday...
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