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NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...
NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...
But today, New Orleans threw ... to break out the Parade Tracker!We’re tracking more than 70 parades this Carnival season, including several parades outside of Mardi Gras, like the St. Patrick ...
Mardi Gras is here ... American culture in New Orleans. Crowds vie for a chance to catch hand-decorated Zulu coconuts, one of Carnival’s most coveted throws. The parade will feature 42 floats ...
Editor's note: Many parades in New Orleans have been either canceled or rescheduled due to severe weather in the area. Mardi Gras is almost over. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to ...
A member of the Zulu parade holds a pair of coconuts on Mardi Gras day, February 5, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras day, or Fat Tuesday, is a celebration the day before Lent begins on ...
NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high winds expected to hit the metro area on Fat Tuesday. The announcement ...
The threat of severe weather has left New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions at risk, with parades being shortened or canceled, warnings issued over flying debris and officials urging extreme caution ...
PEOPLE SECURED THEIR SPOTS ALONG THE UPTOWN PARADE ROUTE HOURS IN ADVANCE JUST TO SEE THE BRIGHT ... FORWARD TO CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS FOR YEARS TO COME. NEW ORLEANS IT’S IT’S A VERY SPECIAL ...
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 ...