Irish Italian Parade rolls Saturday

The Krewe of Dionysus staged its annual Irish Italian Parade on Saturday, paying tribute to two significant components of St. Mary Parish's ethnic heritage. As always, the ninth annual parade was timed to coincide with St. Patrick's Day, March 17, and the first of two St. Joseph feast days (March 19), which are associated with Italy. The throws in the parade leaned toward the unconventional -- cabbage, onions, potatoes, carrots -- but parade-goers along Second Street were eager to collect them anyway.

The Review/Bill Decker