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• Mid City celebrates Mardi Gras with reverse parade

  February 7, 2021 11:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The annual Mid City Mardi Gras Parade rolled out as planned Sunday afternoon with a COVID added twist. "Everyone needs something to smile about, everyone needs something to get excited about, and Mardi Gras is that," Symphony Malveaux with the Mid City Redevelopment Alliance... more »

• NOLA likely to see bar closures, police checkpoints in French Quarter during Mardi Gras Play Video

  February 5, 2021 6:37 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - With Fat Tuesday less than two weeks away, New Orleans officials are preparing to release a series of new rules that will ensure participants celebrate the season within guidelines associated with COVID-19 health and safety. According to WWL-TV , officials will lay out the new rules... more »

• NOLA leaders developing plan to prevent Mardi Gras from becoming super-spreader event

  February 3, 2021 6:52 AM

  NEW ORLEANS — As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to alter the way Americans approach daily life, New Orleans officials are hoping to find a way to adapt the area's legendary Mardi Gras celebrations to a world changed by COVID-19. According to WWL-TV , the typical carnival festivities that... more »

• Party stores staying busy even in pandemic with canceled Mardi Gras Play Video

  January 31, 2021 4:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Even though parades are canceled this Carnival season, the decorations are still going up. Party Time in Baton Rouge says they're surprised that business has been non-stop since Mardi Gras won't be the same this year. Since the pandemic, parades have been canceled in cities including... more »

• Chickens run wild at Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras Play Video

  February 9, 2016 12:50 PM

  IOTA - The Tee-Mamou Mardi Gras celebrated Fat Tuesday cajun style with singing, dancing and chasing chickens. "It's all about the tradition. It doesn't have anything to do with anything other than tradition," said reveler John McCrory. "All the younger Mardi Gras we make them do the traditional things like... more »

• Parades, floats, costumes mark Fat Tuesday in New Orleans Play Video

  February 9, 2016 5:19 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- People across south Louisiana are marking the culmination of the Mardi Gras season. News 2's John Pastorek and Ambria Washington traveled down to the crescent city on Tuesday to take in all the sights and sounds of Fat Tuesday. In New Orleans, floats and marching bands will parade... more »

• Great weather, big crowds expected at this weekend's Baton Rouge parades

  February 5, 2016 8:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE- People across the capital area are continuing the countdown to Fat Tuesday. The Krewe of Southdowns will kick off the second weekend of Mardi Gras parades in Baton Rouge. The Southdowns parade will roll at 7 p.m. Friday night through its neighborhood namesake. The floats will start at... more »