Mardi Gras, New Orleans

Months after terror attack, New Orleans cautiously celebrates Mardi Gras
The promise from authorities for more security threatened to conflict with the city’s anything-goes sensibilities, and some changes were evident.
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.
New Orleans Police Mardi Gras Security Expands on Super Bowl
After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans, as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT
New Orleans ramps up security for Mardi Gras celebrations
NEW ORLEANS — Stepped-up security measures are now in place in New Orleans ahead of the big Mardi Gras celebration. Public safety officials spent the day installing concrete barricades and wedge barriers along St. Charles Avenue before Friday's Carnival parades.
Mardi Gras 2025: New Orleans parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration
There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.
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.
How New Orleans is preparing for Mardi Gras after Bourbon Street attack
The rooftop snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and armored vehicles seen during the Super Bowl will be back in the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday.
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Murder fell in New Orleans in January—even with deadly terror attack, NOPD says
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NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick shares security plans for the Super Bowl in New Orleans
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New Orleans police report overall crime reduction in 2024
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick held a news conference Wednesday where she announced that overall crime in New Orleans ...
What to Know About Security Measures at the Super Bowl in New Orleans
Approximately 2,000 law enforcement officers will be present for the Super Bowl, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters Wednesday. No vehicle traffic will be ...
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New Orleans beefs up security in run-up to the Super Bowl
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced this week that Bourbon Street would be closed to traffic from at least 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. in light of the Jan. 1 attack, ...
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New Orleans Police Department holds promotion ceremony following pause
On Monday, Feb. 17, the NOPD hosted a promotion ceremony with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent ...
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FBI, DHS, SWAT, local law enforcement and more present for New Orleans Super Bowl Sunday
In addition to these security efforts, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has said ...