MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — With instances of COVID-19 on the decline but nonetheless lower than half the state’s residents absolutely vaccinated, plans are underway for subsequent 12 months’s Mardi Gras celebration in Cellular with parades, float and balls.

Venues like the town’s conference facilities already are absolutely booked, and the primary main parade is about to roll on Feb. 10, WPMI-TV reported. The pandemic pressured the cancellation of most occasions this 12 months, so teams that stage the parades and different occasions are able to go.