By Antonio D. French
Filed Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 9:03 AM
A group of Soulard neighborhood residents are planning to attend Mardi Gras Inc.'s annual Mardi Gras Forum tonight to voice their concerns and opposition to the annual celebration of beer and boobs. Labels: Events
The residents say they began organizing last year out of fear for their safety and that of their neighbors. They say they are outraged at the destruction of their private property that follows the event.
In a press release, the residents say they are "discouraged by the general disrespect of the neighborhood by Mardi Gras planners and attendees [and] decided it was time to join together and speak out against the event."
"Mardi Gras has increasingly become an overly promoted, dangerous and out-of-hand event that the current event promoter, Mardi Gras, Inc., cannot or is unwilling to adequately oversee," the group writes.
The Mardi Gras Forum is tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Boilermaker's Union Hall, 1547 S. Broadway.
Click here to see our photos from Mardi Gras 2006 (Warning: some NSFW).
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