Bacchus parade offers ride to young patients

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Actor G.W. Bailey shared the spotlight Sunday as celebrity king of the Bacchus parade — one the biggest in the run-up to Mardi Gras — with more than two dozen child cancer patients from across the country.

Bailey suited up in his Bacchus tunic and cape and rode with 28 teens and children being treated for cancer. Their route through New Orleans allowed them to toss Mardi Gras beads and trinkets to throngs of crowds well into the night.

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