Published on: February 16, 2023 at 11:00 AM

By: Michael Tomberlin

When you’re talking to Ron Barrett about “Mardi Gras season” in Mobile, you’re going to need to clarify what you mean.

What the public knows as Mardi Gras season are those six weeks or so before Ash Wednesday, culminating in the day of partying on Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras.

But Barrett focuses on the “social season” that lasts much longer.

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