Bobbie Kennedy throws beads to the crowd from the Krewe of Heart and Soul float during Vidalia’s Mardi Gras parade Saturday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
Michelle Phillips, 6, waits to get beads and candy from the floats going down Carter Street during Vidalia’s Mardi Gras parade Saturday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
Beatrice Taylor dances with Krewe of Heart and Soul duke Cornell Lewis while Ebony Banks, center, and Mitoya Gorham, right, laugh during Vidalia’s Mardi Gras parade Saturday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
Candi Marsh reaches to catches beads being thrown from a float during Vidalia’s Mardi Gras parade Saturday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
Cornell Lewis runs past the crowd while distributing beads during Vidalia’s Mardi Gras parade Saturday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)
Devin Stockstill, 6, receives beads from Ferriday’s Mayor Gene Allen during Vidalia’s Mardi Gras parade Saturday. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)