Mardi Gras, New Orleans

As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage
Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers will jam the French Quarter as more parades roll in New Orleans’ suburbs, other Louisiana cities, and all along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.
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As Mardi Gras goes into full swing, New Orleans security boosted to historic levels
More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.
5 things that make Mobile’s Mardi Gras unique—from a New Orleanian’s eye
Here are a few things that make Mobile's Mardi Gras stand out from other Carnival celebrations--from a New Orleanian-turned-Mobilian.
An up-close look at the parade floats in Mardi Gras Galveston
Mardi Gras in Oz! The Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade's new floats will take you on a journey to Emerald City.
Safety barriers at the Biloxi Mardi Gras parades
Since the New Years Day terror attack in New Orleans, other cities hosting big events are on alert. Two big parades are coming to Biloxi over the next couple of days. Biloxi Police Chief John Miller told WXXV that he reached out to a Texas based company to rent concrete barriers.
Additional tactical teams, police in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
When people visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, there will be additional tactical teams and overall a larger police presence than in years past.
New Orleans raps up security ahead of Mardi Gras
For the first time ever, Mardi Gras will have a SEAR-1 security rating, giving New Orleans more federal support.
Parades rolling in New Orleans on Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras Day
It’s time to let the good times roll! As parades continue and the city prepares for the last few days of carnival, here are the parades rolling in New Orleans on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras. The following parades will roll in New Orleans on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras Day: According to NOLA Ready,
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How an innovative women’s parade reimagined Mardi Gras parades, guided by spirit of the arts
With a feminist outlook and a willingness to innovate, the Krewe of Muses was the tend setter of 21st-century Carnival in New ...
A look at Louisiana's Mardi Gras festivities through the years
After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed ...
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St. Charles Parish Announces Mardi Gras Parade Schedules and Road Closures; Krewe of Lul and Des Allemands Set to Dazzle
St. Charles Parish announces Mardi Gras parade details, including road closures and safety information for the upcoming Krewe ...
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Kipling's stories banner Knights of Babylon's Mardi Gras celebrations
Sargon LXXIX and his queen, Miss Hadley Elizabeth Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Mary Sr., reigned over the bal ...
How to celebrate Mardi Gras in Denver, and more things to do
Yes, Mardi Gras is Tuesday, but if you want to truly laissez les bons temps rouler, you might as well start on Saturday, ...
The best opportunities to celebrate Mardi Gras in the D.C. area
Funky brass bands, parades, dances and king cake bring the spirit of New Orleans to D.C.
Mardi Gras forecast could be stormy. Here's the early forecast
An early look to Lundi Gras shows that skies are looking cloudy with temperatures near 70 in the late afternoon, followed by ...
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New Orleans enchanted a goth girl from Ohio. Then came a surprise Mardi Gras engagement.
She describes herself as a "stereotypical 90s goth girl" who fell in love with the architecture and history of New Orleans.