Though the city of New Orleans is often the one getting credit and most closely associated with Mardi Gras in terms of your average American’s idea of what the celebration is, residents of Mobile will be quick to remind you the original celebration started in the Port City.

As she does yearly, Governor Kay Ivey put out a message on her social media reminding Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry where the real party happens every late February and early March:

.@LAGovJeffLandry! I know you’re getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras over in Louisiana.

Thanks to a great recommendation from my friend, Mobile @MayorStimpson, I had a king cake sent your way from Pollman’s Bake Shop.

Let the good times roll…the Alabama way! 🥳 #alpolitics pic.twitter.com/wK6jGrHRby

— Governor Kay Ivey (@GovernorKayIvey) March 4, 2025

“I know you’re getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras over in Louisiana,” Ivey told Landry in her video. “But I wanted to send you a little reminder from Alabama of course about where the original party really started. Thanks to a great recommendation from my friend, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, I had a king cake sent your way from Pollman’s Bake Shop…So check your mailbox and have fun celebrating. Let the good times roll…the Alabama way!”

Pollman’s, located near downtown Mobile where the festivities are getting ready to commence on Tuesday, claims to be the oldest bakery in the state of Alabama and has been serving up King Cake yearly for longer than most celebrators have been alive.

Louisiana may have their way of doing things, but as Ivey was quick to remind Landry, nobody does Mardi Gras the Mobile way.