STANDING UP HERE IN FRONT OF ALL
OF YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AND
REALIZE BODY HOW GREAT THE CITY
OF NEW ORLEANS IS.
AND IT IS BECAUSE OF YOU.
YOU THE PEOPLE.
YOU MAKE IT WHAT IT IS.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
THIS EVENING.
I KNOW YOU'LL BE OUT TOMORROW.
YOU'LL HAVE THE BEST WEATHER IN
MY RECOLLECTI PROBABLY SINCE
MITCH HAS BEENMAYOR.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE JUST A GREAT
MARDI GRAS DAY AND A SAFE ONE
AN GOD BLESS YOU.
HERE COMES THE DIFFICULT
PART.
WITH JOY, I RETURN TO OUR
CAPITAL CITY TO JOIN WITH MY
LOYAL SUBJECTS IN THESE CARNIVAL
CELEBRATIONS TO ASSURE THE
FULLEST AGREE OF PLEASURE BY
ALL.
I D HEREBY DECLARE THE
FOLLOWING.
ALL COMMERCIAL ENDEAVORS
SUSPENDED THROUGHOUT THE
CELEBRATION AROUND THE REALM SO
THAT PLEASURE MAY RULE BOTH DAY
AND NIGHT.
THAT THE CHILDREN OF THE REALM
BE FREE FROM THEIR STUDIES AND
FOR MANY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PAGEANTTRI.
NEITHER THEMSELVES NOR OTHERS
THAT OUR GOOD PEOPL GIVE HEED
TO OUR BRAVE POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENTS WHO CONTRIBUTE SO
MUCH TO OUR SAFETY A HAPPINESS
ON THIS GRAND OCCASION.
BE IT FURTHER DECREED THAT THE
CITIZENS OF OUR REALM BE
COMMANDED TO MASK AND TO
ENCOURAGE THE WEARING OF
COSTUMES THUS BROADENING THE
REALM OF OUR PROCESSION WITH THE
PROFUSION OF JOYOUS COLORS AND
HAPPY SUBJECTS.
SEALED BY MY HAND A ORDERED BY
THE KING HIMSELF.
EACH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR
OF OUR LORD, 2016.
[CROWD CHEERING
>> WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE MAYOR
A FEW MINUTES TO THINK ABOUT
THAT.
IT'S A HEAVY ORDER LIKE CLOSING
THE SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT, JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
IF H AGREES, WE'LL HAVE MARDI
GRAS TOMORROW.
IF NOT, ALL OF YOU FROM OUT OF
TOWN ARE HERE.
I THINK TOMORROW JUST A NORMAL
WORK DAY.
WE'LL LET HIM CONSULT WITH THEM
AND THEY CAN DO THAT.
MEANWHILE, JUST A COUPLE OF
PEOPLE.
THIS IS AREAS KNOWN A SPANISH
CLAUSES. THE NATIONAL SETTING
OF NEW ORLEANS.
WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A DIPLOMATIC
CORPS HERE.
I WANT TO CALL ON THE DEAN OF
THE DIPLOMATIC ORGANIZATION W
HE WANTS THE COUNCIL CORPS.
HE REPRESENTS ST. VINCENT THE
GRENADINE, MR. JIMSUTHERFIELD.
>> YOUR MAJESTY, ON BEHALF OF
THE 358 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLDS
THAT I KNOW CITIZENS WHO HAV
CONSULAR OFFICES I LOUISIANA,
WE SAY HAIL REX.
>> REX IS RECEIVING A SURPRISE
VISITOR TONIGHT WHO WILL BE HERE
IN FEW MEMBERSHI
INUTES.
MEANWHILE, THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN
WERE IT NOT FOR THE COOPERATION
OF THE HOWARD HUGHES COMPANY
WHICH OPERATES RIV WALK.
THANK YOU, FRANK.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS
EVENING.
WHAT AN AMAZING NIGHT.
WE HAVE HAD AN INCREDIBLE CROWD
ALL DAY LONG.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING OUT HER
ALL DAY ENJOYING IT.
I WANT TO THANK BUD LITE FOR
BRINGING ALL THIS GREAT BEER
MESSINAS.
>> HAVE A WONDERFUL MARDI GRAS
AND ENJOY THE SEASON.
>> WE HAVE A SURPRISE GUEST IN A
FEW MEMBERSHIPS.
BUT FIRST THE KEY BUSINESS OF
THAT, THAT IS TO SEE IF THE
>> I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FOR A
MINUTE.
IT OCCURRED TO ME THE PEOPLE OF
NEW HAMPSHIRE TOMORROW HAVE TO
GO TO WORK AND TRY TO CHOOSE A
PRESIDENT AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS HAVE MARDI GRAS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
I THINK WE GOT THE BETTER PART
THE DEAL.
SO AFTER CONSULTIN WITH
COUNCILMEM
COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> THE SURPRISE GUEST HAS JUST
AARRIVED.
LET ME CALL HIM IN.
ZILLO.
[CROWD CHEERING]
YOU HAVE MADE MY DAY.
THANK YOU.
>> I LOVE YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
TRYING T REPRESENT.
THANYOU.
>> GOOD EVENING.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?
[CROWD CHEERING]
>> I AM GOING TO PROMISE YOU AN
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL DAY
TOMORROW BECAUSE OUR WITCH
DOCTOR HAS GUARANTEED THAT THE
WEATHER IS GOING TO BE
SPECTACULAR.
YOU ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE THE
BEST TWO PARADES EVER TOMORROW.
COME AND SEE US FIRS AND STICK
AROUND FOR REX.