With the Louisiana city’s Mardi Gras parades canceled ... notes Victoria Stapley-Brown for Atlas Obscura. A New Orleans "house float" decorated for Mardi Gras Allen Boudreaux / Krewe of House ...

When New Orleans’ mayor announced ... adorn the homes where so many have been in retreat from the coronavirus since just after last Mardi Gras. That’s when 1.5 million people – including ...

But don’t despair, after a New Orleans spokesperson gave the announcement on Nov. 17 that Mardi Gras parades in 2021 were not being held due to the coronavirus pandemic, a “house float ...

New Orleans has very liberal public-drinking laws, so before leaving the house for the day ... you can share with your parade mates. During the peak weeks of Mardi Gras, thousands of revelers ...

It's Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, and that means the parades, parties and general revelry are already in full swing. While Mardi Gras began as a religious holiday observed prior to Ash ...

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the actual holiday itself. Whether you're a local ...

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 ...

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the area on Fat Tuesday.

New Orleans is synonymous with Mardi Gras, aka Fat Tuesday, and the parades, balls and other festivities associated with it. But Carnival season—which has its roots in Catholicism and runs from ...