re: Annual Alabama vs. Louisiana who-invented-Mardi-Gras-first thread

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In 1711, Mobile was still part of the Louisiana territory.

Alabama territory did not form until 1817

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Well, there are a lot of technicalities when breaking down this debate that could help (or disqualify) either state--that's why I figure that it's best to just kind of declare it's a tie really.

To address your point specifically, as I recall, the first parade on modern-day Alabama soil was just some guys pushing a cart around town with a papier mache' cow's head on it. Does that really constitute a "parade" per se? Alabama did eventually have the first "real" Mardi Gras parade too, but even that was held on New Year's Day (and not Mardi Gras Day) for some reason.