80,000 Revelers Pack Downtown Mobile

Alabama Mobile Nice weather means big crowds for Mardi Gras parades.
by WKRG Staff
Published: Sun, February 22, 2009 - 7:59 am CST Last Updated: Sun, February 22, 2009 - 8:15 am CST
Mobile Police say 83,267 revelers jammed the streets of downtown Mobile Saturday night to watch the Floral Mystics of Time parade. The evening parade followed an estimated crowd of 17,360 who showed up to watch the afternoon parade.

Police say although there were no major incidents, there were nine adult misdemeanors arrests, two misdemeanor juvenile arrests, two traffic tickets issued, 18 parking tickets and 31 towed vehicles.


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dougstech
dougstech Says:
Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 7:00 pm

Wow, I would hate to be the guy that counted all 83,267 people raspberry.

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