It was also host to the first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830, a tradition that continues to this day.
ɪt wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈoʊst tə ðə fˈɜːst fˈɔːɹməli ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd mˈɑːɹdi ɡɹˈɑːz pɚɹˈeɪd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃən ðæt kəntˈɪnjuːz tə ðɪs dˈeɪ.