As a resident of New Orleans’ Lower Garden District, Alvin Gentry’s favorite Mardi Gras experience has been walking through his neighborhood, only to be stopped numerous times by parade attendees, asking if he’d like something to eat.
“When I leave my house and walk five blocks, there are 50 people offering me food,” Gentry said, smiling. “And it’s really, really good food.”
Gentry received a similarly warm reception Friday morning at the Boys & Girls Club in Gretna. As he stepped to the microphone to speak to an assembly of children, an adult in the back of the room yelled “New contract!