NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mardi Gras season is in full swing, with parades rolling daily and thousands of visitors packing New Orleans and Jefferson Parish for the biggest weekend of Carnival. On ...

No Mardi Gras crowds, parades in New Orleans this year Police blocked streets and bars were shut to prevent a coronavirus-spreading event. February 16, 2021 More than 4 years ago ...

Mardi Gras celebrations are looking very different this year. With bars closed, parades cancelled and crowds restricted, New Orleans' annual citywide celebrations for Mardi Gras are looking very ...

Is it worth going to Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras can be the ultimate party. Travelers who aren’t into parties or crowds may want to visit New Orleans at other times of the year.

Crowds have been warned to stay away from New Orleans in the days leading up to Mardi Gras to slow the spread of the coronavirus.. Police chief Shaun Ferguson held a news conference Friday with ...

Koran also pointed out that record-breaking attendance for the final celebration created “some minor parking challenges, and longer-than usual traffic delays, as officers worked to safely ...

No tallies yet, but Mardi Gras crowds in Jefferson Parish may have been the biggest in years. Richard Rainey; Feb 25, 2009 Feb 25, 2009; 2 min to read. Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; ...

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," also called Shrove Tuesday. ... The tradition of float riders throwing trinkets to the crowds also began in the 1870s. Typical “throws” include beads, ...

NEW ORLEANS — A suspect is in custody after 28 people were injured Saturday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the ... Mardi Gras partiers console each ...