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Newly hired Tulane coach Jon Sumrall held a green and white parasol as he walked to the beat of a brass band toward a podium for his formal introduction to a crowd of boosters and university officials in Yulman Stadium's Glazer Club. For the 41-year-old Sumrall, who was an assistant coach at Tulane a decade ago and can still rattle off the names of his favorite Mardi Gras parades, the experience on Monday was hardly unfamiliar. Sumrall took a liking to the “vibrant culture” he found in New Orleans, a place he describes as “full of life.”