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The First Annual Mardi Gras Parade and Celebration in Gadsden on Feb. 7 starts with the Chili Cookoff Downtown at noon and the Mardi Gras Parade rolling at 4 pm. All are invited to make a day of it tasting chili at the cookoff, shopping downtown and catching beads in the parade. 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