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Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 21-MAR-05 		Format: Online - approximately 928 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
JACKSON -- When Malcolm White worked in the French Quarter during the late 1970s, he was fascinated with New Orleans parades, including the pageantry of the Mardi Gras parades.

When White returned to downtown Jackson, he decided the city needed to properly celebrate its Irish heritage centered on St. Patrick's Day. He originally thought about hosting a "pub crawl," but figured, "'we might as well take a dip through downtown."

On a whim, White secured a permit from the Jackson Police Department for a Friday afternoon parade on St. Patrick's Day in 1982. Starting at 4 p.m., White and the O'Tux Society started marching down Capitol Street in the middle of rash hour traffic, followed by Sweet Potato Queen (SPQ) Jill Connor Browne and three pals regally riding on the back of a pickup truck.

Behind them, the...

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