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NEW ORLEANS — Only a Super Bowl victory parade could upstage Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Carnival floats carrying Saints players, coaches and team owner Tom Benson rolled past tens of thousands of jubilant fans in downtown New Orleans on Tuesday, two days after the 43-year-old franchise won its first NFL championship.
Players, wearing team jerseys instead of traditional Carnival masks and costumes, tossed beads into the crowd and signed autographs for throngs of screaming fans. Benson shouted “Who dat!” into a microphone from his perch atop a float. Head coach Sean Payton blew kisses and held the Lombardi Trophy over his head.
“Here’s to the best Mardi Gras week in the history of this city,” Payton said, raising a glass of champagne during a toast outside the city’s historic Gallier Hall.
The parade, a week before the city’s signature Fat Tuesday celebration, started outside their home turf
Which cities host a parade better than any other? New York and New Orleans of course.
The City of New Orleans will host a Super Bowl Victory Parade for their Saints and ‘Who Dat? Nation’ Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m. central time.
Some estimate 250,000 fans will show up to watch the parade. A portion of the parade will be broadcast on ESPN News. If you’re online Nola.com will webcast the festivities.
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