Mardi Gras 2021: A Year of New Traditions
February 17, 2021 | News
Floats in the Oaks photo courtesy of Missy Fields Dalton
Mardi Gras 2021 will go down in history as the year New Orleanians came together and turned a sow’s ear into a paper mache purse&h… » Read More
What's that on your forehead? Ash Wednesday in NOLA
February 16, 2021 | News
Mardi Gras 2021 is in the history books and, this morning, icy roads or not, many are going out to get their ashes on Ash Wednesday.
Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also kno… » Read More
New Rules to Curb Carnival Crowds
February 5, 2021 | News
To prevent Mardi Gras celebrations from becoming superspreader events, Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced new restrictions on Friday, February 5.
All bars across the city will shut down completely … » Read More
Parade of Homes, 2021 Style!
February 3, 2021 | News
When it became obvious to everyone that going forth with our usual 70-something Mardi Gras parades in 2021 wasn’t going to be good idea, city leaders reached out to the public for ideas — … » Read More
Mardi Gras and Y’ALLA
February 1, 2021 | News
Find Your Mardi Gras Spirit: ALLA Scavenger Hunt
On Friday, February 5th, the Krewe of ALLA will celebrate their 2021 parade date with a Scavenger Hunt. At 12 p.m., gather your own crew to… » Read More
How To Celebrate Mardi Gras 2021
January 6, 2021 | News
Don't let Mardi Gras go by without celebrating. Get in your fill of king cake and enjoy some of the activites below. New Orleans is under Phased Reopening Guidelines, but there are … » Read More
Start Snapping! Our Mardi Gras Photo Contest Is Still On!
January 1, 2021 | News
Last year's winner by Christine Dumouchel
Enter Our Photo Contest for a Chance to Win A Stay in New Orleans!
How are you going to celebrate Mardi Gras in 2021? We wanna see! Even without p… » Read More
Joan of Arc to Stage Drive-by Event for 2021
December 31, 2020 | News
Instead of canceling because of Covid-19, the Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc is producing a drive-by event at Behrman Memorial Park at 2529 Gen. Meyer Avenue in Algiers on the West Bank.
From 6 p.… » Read More
A Little Bit of Mardi Gras in Our Lives
December 9, 2020 | News
There may not Mardi Gras parades in Orleans Parish in 2021, but you can't cancel Carnival.
There may not be Mardi Gras kings rolling down St. Charles Avenue next spring, but there… » Read More
Mardi Gras Parades Latest Victim of Covid-19
December 5, 2020 | News
Because of the threat of Covid-19, there will be no traditional Carnival parades in Orleans or St. Tammany parishes in 2021. Other ways to celebrate, including virtual parades, the Joan of Arc s… » Read More