According to the State Fire Marshal's Office, proclamation Section 2E of 209 JBE 2020 does not address or mention Mardi Gras parades, only Mardi Gras gatherings.
Mardi Gras is a holiday rich in tradition. Everything about Mardi Gras represents something. What about beads? Why do we fight over them throw them from floats, and what do Mardi Gras beads represent?
Even though the state is experiencing record-high infection numbers nearly every day now - officials in the south east Texas town are full steam ahead with their Mardi Gras plans.