Mardi Gras! Galveston concluded with the Mystic Krewe of Aquarius "Fat Tuesday" Parade in Downtown Galveston.  Listen: RealPlayer  MP3

Lynda covered the parade from Dan Braverman's Postoffice Street balcony.

Jim Guidry took photographs and documented the sounds of the event at street level on Postoffice Street.  Maureen Patton, executive director of The Grand 1894 Opera House, and Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas talked to Guidry about the renaissance of Galveston's Downtown. Listen: RealPlayer  MP3

These photos were taken by Galveston City Council Member Juan Peña, a GuidryNews.com contributor, before and during the Fat Tuesday Parade

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