Have you ever visited New Orleans during Mardi Gras?
Please let us know and add an entry to the Mardi Gras guestbook!
Name: Valeree
Location: ~not New Orleans.
Date: Feb. 18, 2011
We used to live in the French Quarter pre-Katrina, and weren't able to return after evacuation... and I wanted to see the date for this year's Mardi Gras after waxing nostalgic... *sigh* We used to say, "New Oleans isn't a city, it's more like a disease: it enters your system, and once it's there, it takes over and re-writes you down to your very genes. Once you've been exposed, you're never the same again!" ...it's true, too...
"As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you to visit our city to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras! While the excitement of New Orleans with its music, food and culture is year-round, we invite everyone to experience Mardi Gras at least once in their lifetime. Make your plans now to be a part of this great tradition and see firsthand why we say "Laissez les bons temps rouler". READ MORE