Brittney Lohmiller / The Natchez Democrat — The Krewe of Monarch’s float participants throw beads to people gathered along Main Street in downtown Natchez during the Krewe of Phoenix Mardi Gras parade Friday. More than 30 floats participated in this year’s parade.
Brittney Lohmiller / The Natchez Democrat — 11-year-old Breanna Hartley and Madeline Brumfield, 11, divide up the beads thrown to them.