Spanish Town Parade

Baton Rouge & Mardi Gras

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February 20th 2009
Thursday - Friday - Saturday On Thursday we drove to Baton Rouge from Atlanta stopping overnight near Mobile, Alabama. We arrived in Baton Rouge at mid-day on Friday. We came to see our good friends Jack and Debbie Harris. We first met them when we lived in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. They often invited us to join them for Mardi Gras and finally we are. It did not take long for the ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more