FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT TOMORROW, THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAD OUT TO THE WEST BANK, GRETNA IS IRISH ITALIAN PARADE WILL ROLL FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW. SO WE TALKED TO THE PARADE CHAIRMAN ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO TOMORROW. THIS YEAR WE HAVE 40 FLOATS, 15 BANDS, MANY MARCHING GROUPS. UH, THE IT’S THE BIGGEST PARADE ON THE WEST BANK THAT WE’VE EVER HAD. AND WE’RE EXCITED. GROWING IN SIZE EACH YEAR. GRETNA’S IRISH ITALIAN PARADE CHAIRMAN PAUL LEHMAN SAYS THEY’LL HAVE CLOSE TO 1000 RIDERS THIS WEEKEND. WE’RE JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THE PEOPLE OUT THERE AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES. THE FLOATS ARE LINED UP AND READY TO GO AT MILLER PARK AHEAD OF THE PARADE THAT ROSE SUNDAY AT NOON, STARTING AT BURMASTER STREET AND FRANKLIN AVENUE, PROVIDING PARADE GOERS AN INTIMATE EXPERIENCE LIKE IN THE 60S AND 70S. BACK IN THE DAY WHEN PARADES WERE REALLY SMALL AND YOU USED TO HAVE THAT HOMETOWN FEELING, THAT’S WHAT YOU GET WITH THE CITY OF GRETNA, WE’RE TOLD THERE WILL BE SEVERAL BLOCK PARTIES IN AN AFTER PARTY, AND OF COURSE, PLENTY OF THROWS BESIDES CABBAGE. BESIDES 1000 SACKS OF CABBAGE. WE’RE GOING TO BE THROWING. WE HAVE SPECIALTY T SHIRTS TO THROW. WE HAVE SEASONING TO GO WITH ALL THE VEGGIES AND CABBAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE WE HAVE OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT, LOTS OF FUN THERE. THE GRETNA ITALIAN IRISH PARADE WILL BEGIN AT NOON. IT’S GOING TO BE ON SUNDAY AT BURMASTER AND FRANKLIN STREETS. IT ENDS AT FOURTH STREET AND HUEY P. LONG BRIDGE AVENUE. I LOVE IT, THE BAGPIPES RIGHT ON CUE. AND DON’T FORGET, YOU CAN TRACK IT FREE BY USING OUR WDSU PARADE TRACKER APP. GETTIN