Mardi Gras, New Orleans and Elks truck parade

2 New Orleans parades will roll this weekend after Mardi Gras. Here are the new dates.
Two New Orleans Mardi Gras parades, the Krewe of Elks truck parade and Barkus, will roll in the Crescent City on Sunday after being rescheduled due to severe weather. Here's when to catch them.
Photos: Oakland celebrates Fat Tuesday with New Orleans-style Mardi Gras parade
A few hundred revelers danced their way through the streets of downtown Oakland last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday New Orleans-style.
How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras
With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto sidewalks to escape from the cascade of waste as Nunez muttered about Bourbon Street’s “typical foolishness.”
Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans metro rescheduled or canceled amid severe weather threat
Jefferson Parish officials are canceling Mardi Gras Day parades because they are worried strong winds could flip floats, send tents flying and create other unsafe conditions. Why it matters: It's the first time the holiday's parades have been canceled in recent memory,
See maps of new Mardi Gras Day routes for Rex, Zulu parades in New Orleans
The storied Zulu Social Aide & Pleasure Club's parade will roll on a shortened route starting at 7 a.m. — an hour earlier than normal — without marchers, bands or truck floats, according Darren Mire, Zulu's director of public relations. Rex is also set to roll early at 9:30 a.m.
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.
Tesla Cybertruck at New Orleans' Mardi Gras parade gets mercilessly booed
A Cybertruck got mercilessly and relentlessly booed at Mardi Gras in New Orleans this week. Video footage is pretty wild and, to be frank, a little funny. Here’s
PHOTO COLLECTION: New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day
People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne’s parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Bourbon Street is seen from a balcony at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Mardi Gras Day,
New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to roll early to avoid weather
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 comes as other parishes announced cancellations or earlier start times for parades. However, changes in weather could present new changes.
New Orleans parades rolling on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras
Krewe of Folsom has postponed their parade due to the weather. Carnival time in southeast Louisiana means it's time 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’s Day parades.
Paradegoers Boo Tesla Cybertrucks, Pelt Them With Beads During New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade
The main events last night were the parades from the Krewe (pronounced “crew”) of Proteus and the Krewe of Orpheus. And despite the fact that it was a Monday night, it’s a state holiday down here in Louisiana, so crowds were out in full force to watch one of “superkrewes” roll for Lundi Gras.
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Mardi Gras 2025: Parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration
Editor's note: Many parades in New Orleans have been rescheduled due to severe weather in the area. Mardi Gras is almost over. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the ...
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Proteus, Orpheus: Schedule, maps, parade cam and more for Monday parades in New Orleans
There's a pair of Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans today. Here's how, when to watch them live on the NOLA.com Parade Cam ...