Mardi Gras Parade in July!

Jul 26th, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

In honor of the Southern Legislators attending the Southern Legislative Conference this weekend in Mobile, the Mobile community is sponsoring a full fledged Mardi Gras parade Saturday, July 30 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to come and share in the fun!

The Mardi Gras parade will begin at 7:00 at the Mobile Civic Center and follow a route as shown on the attachment. Organizers and sponsors of the parade are:

• Mobile Parading Societies Organization
• City of Mobile
• Mobile County Commission
• City of Mobile Police & Fire Departments
• Mobile County Sheriff's Posse
• McConnell Automotive

The Southern Legislative Conference is an organization consisting of 16 Southern States - - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The mission of the Southern Legislative Conference is to foster and encourage intergovernmental cooperation among its 16 member states. Its 7 standing committees - - Agriculture and Rural Development; Economic Development, Transportation and Cultural Affairs; Education; Energy and Environment; Fiscal Affairs and Government Operations; Human Services and Public Safety; and Intergovernmental Affairs - - provide a forum which allows policymakers to share knowledge in their area of expertise with colleagues from across the South. By working together within the Southern Legislative Conference and participating on its committees, Southern state legislative leaders are able to speak in a distinctive, unified voice while addressing issues which affect their states and the entire region.

The 2005 conference is being held at the Mobile Convention Center from Saturday, July 30 through Wednesday, August 3 and features workshops and programs including a presentation by U. S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao. As part of the social events sponsored by the local Host Committee, the Southern legislators will visit the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center and the USS Alabama Battleship.

For further information:

Beth Marietta Lyons
Southern Legislative Conference, Mobile Social Functions Chair
Lyons & Crane Attorneys
Office: 251/690-9111
Cell: 251/680-9710