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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

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

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

Bacchus Goes Virtual!

November 23, 2020 | News

If Macy’s can do it on Thanksgiving, why can’t Bacchus? On November 23, The Krewe of Bacchus announced that its 2021 parade will be virtual. Bacchus is introducing a new "Throw Me Somet… » Read More

The Mardi Gras That Almost Wasn't

November 19, 2020 | News

Crisis is no stranger to New Orleans. We survived Katrina and we'll survive Covid-19, too. Here's a peek back at the first Mardi Gras after Katrina... After Hurricane Katrina decided to mak… » Read More

Love Marching Groups? You'll Love This Book!

November 19, 2020 | News

Every year, thousands of people in New Orleans move from the sidewalk side and the neutral ground side and onto the parade route itself to become part of the Greatest Free Show on Earth – M… » Read More

Election Confection: Caluda’s Presidential King Cake

October 9, 2020 | News

With election 2020 upon us, Caluda’s King Cake had a winning idea: they added Presidential King Cakes to their offerings. Instead of the Mardi Gras purple, green and gold, these traditional cinn… » Read More