THROW ME SOMETHING MISTER!
Mardi Gras wraps up with grand-finale parades
By ROBIN FITZGERALD and ANITA LEE
SUN HERALD
JAMES EDWARD BATES/SUN HERALD
Beads cover the crowd during the St. Paul Carnival Association Parade in Pass Christian.
The Fat Tuesday countdown is ticking as thousands of revelers across South Mississippi prepare to line downtown streets for the grand-finale parades of Mardi Gras 2007.
The region's second Carnival season since Hurricane Katrina wraps up today with parades that roll at 1 p.m. in Biloxi and Bay St. Louis and at 5:30 p.m. in Gulfport. Revelers can expect mild temperatures and only a chance of rain. And if hotel reservations hold true, crowds will include a large number of out-of-towners.
"We've been pleasantly surprised since Friday with an increase in hotel reservations," said Linda Hornsby, executive director of the Mississippi Hotel and Lodging Association.
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