(PHOTOS) – Mead Road Mardi Gras
Dan Payne (left) tosses beads to the crowd during the Mead Rd. Mardi Gras Parade.
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By Jonathan Phillips, contributor
Hundreds of people celebrated Mardi Gras in Decatur on Saturday at the annual Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade. Oakhurst was transformed as more than 20 krewes marched to brass bands, all in an effort to raise money to fund music grants for City Schools of Decatur.
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Grace Uihlein (right) and her husband Bill watch the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade pass by on Saturday.
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Sadie Hearsch (left) plays her guitar as she marches during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Genia Cayce (right) and Kathy Hall march during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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The Aerials perform at the end of the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Jane Miller (center) and Kira Wilsterman march down Mead Road during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Bo Emerson (center) plays his trumpet during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Max Tudoroff (right) races his aunt Kelly Stopp as he uses a straw to move a rubber duck after the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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The Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade started at 4/5 Academy and ended at The Imperial with games, music, food and beer on Saturday.
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John Staton (center) marches during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Dan Payne (left) tosses beads to the crowd during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Milan Harris (left) holds her father Vincent’s hand as they march down Mead Road during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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Matt Smith (center) plays his saxophone during the Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday.
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