Looney’s Tavern

Historical marker location:

19835 Co Rd 41, Addison, Alabama

( Marker is at the intersection of County Road 41 and NFR 266, on the right when traveling south on County Road 41.)

Marker installed: 1972

The city of Mobile, Alabama is home to the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. The first Mardi Gras parade in Mobile took place in 1703, just one year after the city was founded by the French.