The USA's First Mardi Gras

'Let's rock 'n' roll!', the policewoman yelled to the crowd. Not a phrase you expect to hear from a policewoman but this one was in Mobile, Alabama, and getting people fired up for a Mardi Gras parade. The cops, some wearing beads or flowers, were roaring their bikes up and down, making sure the streets were clear, the vendors and their carts were out of the way, and the crowds all safely behind barriers.
Getting Ready to Rock 'n' Roll
From where I was standing, opposite the Battle House Hotel o