Mardi Gras 2008 officially begins

Twelfth Night, or January 6th, opens Mardi Gras season 2008. The krewe of Phunny Phorty Phellows will take a not so traditional route this year on the street cars. Beginning at 7pm, they will travel a route street cars have never taken, through Mid-City, the CBD, Uptown, and back.