Community parades roll in New Roads for Mardi Gras

NEW ROADS – Around 70,000 revelers filled the streets on New Roads for Mardi Gras.The city is dubbed "Little Carnival Capital" with two parades rolling on Fat Tuesday: the Community Center parade and the Lions Club parade."It's a nice fun day, the weather is perfect. It's beautiful on False River, its the place to be," parade goer Farilyn Dupuy said.The Lions Club parade featured floats decorated to reflect cultures around the world with the theme of "Nations on Parade.""There's a lot