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House Floats Will Be Back in 2022!

October 25, 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

Krewes Give Back After Ida

September 20, 2021 | News

Mardi Gras Is About More than Throwing Beads. It’s About Giving Back. The Covid-19 pandemic may have stopped Mardi Gras parades from rolling in 2021 but not it–or Hurricane Ida&ndas… » Read More

Skeletons aren’t just for Halloween

September 1, 2021 | News

“If you don’t live right, the Bone Man is commin’ for ya!” What do Mardi Gras and Halloween have in common besides costumes? Skeletons, of course. The Northside Skull and… » Read More

Tardi Gras: Mardi Gras in September?

August 1, 2021 | News

Note: Event Canceled. Tardi Gras Parade Approved by Council But It All Depends on Covid-19. On July 21, the Jefferson Parish Council approved plans for a belated Mardi Gras parade in Metairi… » Read More

Throw me a hot dog, Mister!

July 1, 2021 | News

Mardi Gras in Shreveport with the Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras isn’t just celebrated in Greater New Orleans. There are krewes all over the state and they all have unique traditi… » Read More

Mardi Gras Beads: It’s All Fun Until Somebody Gets Flooded

June 1, 2021 | News

Mardi Gras memories should last forever. Beads? Not so much. A few years ago, 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads were pulled out of clogged catch basins on a five-block stretch of St… » Read More

Krewe of Kings Salutes America Parade

June 1, 2021 | News

It was a Memorial Day Mardi Gras on May 30th in Harahan, Louisiana, just outside New Orleans. The crowd, estimated to be 40,000, was anxious to catch a little normalcy. The weather cooperated and a go… » Read More

Who Tossed the First Mardi Gras Throw?

May 1, 2021 | News

We’ll give you a hint. He says, “Heaux. Heaux. Heaux.” According to Carnival historian Errol Laborde, the first reports of items being thrown as part of an official Mardi Gras… » Read More

Dino House Photographer Takes Home Top Prize

April 1, 2021 | News

And The Winners Are... All the votes have been tallied and the winner of the 2021 "Show Us Your Pics" Mardi Gras Photo Contest is Anne from Slidell, Louisiana, for "Dino House!" Anne has won ou… » Read More

St. Paddy's Parade Canceled. Giving Back Isn't.

March 8, 2021 | News

PRESS RELEASE New Orleans, Louisiana, [March 8, 2021]: As the Irish Channel Parade was canceled for the second year in a row for coronavirus safety, the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Clu… » Read More