KING CAKE - SCENE 20 - COMMERCIALIZATION OF MARDI GRAS

The city of New Orleans makes a strong effort to keep commercialization out of the Mardi Gras. According to the city's Municipal Code, it is illegal to promote one's corporate wares at the Mardi Gras. This is how the city keeps the focus on the real magic of the New Orleans Mardi Gras which is a celebration of life and the people that put it on.