Krewe of Tickfaw celebrates Mardi Gras | Photo Gallery
People line the dock at Boopalu’s in Springfield during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Kimberly Mathis and some of her friends made around 50 of these Saints-themed Mardi Gras masks for their land party during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Boat riders taking part in the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade wave to people on shore as they head to the parade’s launch point near Dendinger Road in Springfield.
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People at land party No. 2 wave to people on boats prior to the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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For her land party, Springfield resident Kimberly Mathis chose a New Orleans Saints theme that called to attention a controversial no-call during the NFC Championship on Jan. 20 between the Saints and the Los Angeles Rams.
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People are set for the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2. More than 30 people attended Kimberly Mathis’ land party, which had a New Orleans Saints theme.
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The first boat bearing Grand Marshal Kimberly Hidalgo heads up river during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Jimmy Gregory, this year’s king for the Krewe of Tickfaw, throws beads from the front of a boat during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Parade riders toss out beads from atop a boat during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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A man gathers more beads to throw from atop a boat during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Parade riders toss out beads from atop a boat during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Parade riders get ready to toss out beads from atop their boat during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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People stand on the deck of Kimberly Mathis’ Springfield boat camp trying to catch beads during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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A woman stands on the edge of a boat as she winds up to toss a ring of beads to parade goers during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Four-year-old Hudson Foil, left, and his younger brother Weston, 2, both of Springfield, share a seat following the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Brian Jones, left, and Amanda Jones, both of the Pearl River band Wayward Jones, play a song during one of several land parties that took place during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Kimberly Mathis waves from the water after the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras parade passed her boat camp.
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Emmett Threeton takes a nap before the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade reaches Boopalu’s.
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Parade riders during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Parade riders get ready to toss beads during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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A woman holds up two stuffed animals while riding a boat past Boopalu’s in Springfield during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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Parade goers stand on the porch area at Boopalu’s in Springfield to try to catch beads during the Krewe of Tickfaw’s annual Mardi Gras boat parade on Saturday, March 2.
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