A Mardi Gras parade is supposed to feel like pure joy, beads flying, music blasting, families lining the streets for a good time. But in Louisiana, one celebration took a troubling turn when a confrontation between two families escalated into something far uglier than anyone signed up for.
The incident happened during the Krewe of Centaur parade in Shreveport, where crowds had gathered along Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway to watch the festivities roll by. According to video captured at the scene, an argument broke out over parade positioning, specifically, where one family was standing. What might have been a simple disagreement quickly spiraled.
The video shows a White family confronting a Black family that included an elderly grandmother and several children. Instead of cooling off or resolving the dispute calmly, things escalated. At one point, a woman can be heard telling the other group, “Y’all can get the [expletive].” And yes, children were present when that was said.
A Louisiana Parade Dispute Turns Into Something Much Bigger
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