FILE - Participants carry flags past the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist while marching in the St. Patrick's Day parade, March 17, 2023, in historic downtown Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. City Manager Jay Melder says he's expecting historic crowds for the Irish-themed parade Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton)
FILE - Brian Welzenbach laughs with friends, March 17, 2017, while celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. City Manager Jay Melder says he's expecting historic crowds for the Irish-themed parade Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Russ Bynum, file)
This March 17, 1956 photo shows, from left, Joseph A. Rossiter, Edward A. Leonard, and Charles F. Powers riding in the annual Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade. Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. City Manager Jay Melder says he's expecting historic crowds for the Irish-themed parade Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Savannah Morning News via AP)
FILE - Kelsey Goran of Kennesaw, Ga., left, kisses a sailor from the USS Alaska as he marches in the 194-year-old Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade, March 17, 2018, during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. City Manager Jay Melder says he's expecting historic crowds for the Irish-themed parade Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, file)
This March 17, 1962 photo shows the St. Patrick's Day parade in Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. City Manager Jay Melder says he's expecting historic crowds for the Irish-themed parade Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Gene Taggart/Savannah Morning News via AP)
A military unit marches during the Savannah St. Patrick's Day parade, March 16, 1957. Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. (Jim Bisson/Savannah Morning News via AP)