Josh Gad's New Movie Leaves A Lasting Imprint on New Orleans

[Brian Damage]

After spending 41 days last summer shooting in New Orleans, the Sony/Screen Gems big-screen comedy "Max's Mardi Gras" will give back to the city this week, in the form of 41 new trees being planted in Gentilly.

The 41 live oaks, nuttall oaks and bald cypress trees will be planted along the Paris Avenue neutral ground between Robert E. Lee Boulevard and Filmore Avenue, replacing Southern Magnolias killed in Hurricane Katrina.

With the new Holy Cross High School under construction in the 5500 block of Paris, the Department of Parks and Parkways -- which is handling the replanting -- is recruiting volunteers from the neighborhood and the school to lend a hand.

Volunteers are invited to attend a public ceremony, including elected officials and representatives from Parks and Parkways, to be held on the site Wednesday (Jan. 28) at 10 a.m.

In addition to marking the kick-off of the plantings, the event will serve as the city's official Arbor Day celebration and mark the 100th year of the existence of Parks and Parkways.


"Max's Mardi Gras" -- which shot under the working title "Mardi Gras" while in town last summer -- opens Aug. 28. It stars Josh Gad, Bret Harrison, Nicholas D'Agosto and Carmen Electra in a story about three buddies who sow their wild oats at New Orleans' Carnival. (See more photos from filming)

Backed by Maxim magazine (which has to have something to do with the name of the title character, right?) "Max's Mardi Gras" is not yet rated.


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[catlover79]

How terrific is that??