"OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) - Mardi Gras is almost here. Saturday the Ocean Springs Elks Parade kicked off the carnival season.
One family said, "Happy Mardi Gras!""
Interesting. There are all kinds of regulations on the use of the term "Elks" for organizations outside of a lodge or state association. Since this has been going on presumably for decades, maybe it's a coalition of lodges in the New Orleans area?