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Mardi Gras at risk from severe weather. New Orleans eyes forecast as Zulu, Rex shorten routes.
The threat of severe weather has left New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions at risk, with parades being shortened or canceled, ...
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Let’s Talk Food: Today is Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras was first celebrated in New Orleans by the flamboyant Grand Marquis de Vaudreuil, who created the first “bal masque” or costumed Mardi Gras in the 1740s. That tradition is going on today ...
Community Cookbook: Mardi Gras’ Christianity and Voodoo a peculiar (but delicious) symbiosis
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by ...
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Zulu, Rex parades to roll early on Mardi Gras Day despite wind worries, officials say
Zulu and Rex parades, the climax of New Orleans' carnival season, will roll early on Fat Tuesday with pared-down ensembles ...
How The Mardi Gras Indians Honor The African And Indigenous Cultures Of New Orleans
The Mardi Gras Indians continue to evolve with the times, yet they remain a lasting reflection of the foundation of deep ...
“You Feel Powerful”: Marching Through Carnival
Dionne Randolph has curated the marching band lineup for the Krewe of Muses, an all-female group that hosts a popular parade, ...
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Editorial: Mardi Gras defies restraint; it can be no other way
But the magic of Mardi Gras — the one we know and love — is that it transcends the mean arithmetic of means and ends, the ...
Pete Fountain Half-Fast Walking Club will parade to the French Quarter. Here's the route
Pete Fountain Half-Fast Walking Club will walk from the intersection of Poydras and St. Charles Avenue and will make its way into the French Quarter.