Bourbon Street Awards hosts Varla Jean Merman and Fatsy Cline watch as a best drag costume contestant poses during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The ...

The French Quarter street was closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Large crowds on the street have been threats to super-spreader events, according to the city.

Under a pure blue sky, the annual Bourbon Street Awards Mardi Gras costume contest got underway in the French Quarter at noon (Feb. 13). The competition draws Carnival's biggest and ...

Bourbon Street is seen from a balcony at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans.

One of the biggest Mardi Gras parades, the Krewe of Endymion, rolled down a major thoroughfare and just skirted Bourbon Street a few hours before the shooting. Typically, once the parades end ...

The rain appeared to keep many away from Bourbon Street on during the day on Mardi Gras. However, the crowd certainly got bigger as the day went on. Skip to content. NOWCAST WDSU News at 5pm.

They’ll be watching Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras (and every other day) By Chris Boyette, CNN 8 minute read Published 7:00 AM EST, Sun March 2, 2025 Link Copied! Follow: See ...

Downtown Canal Street also was all but empty. Bourbon Street, where Mardi Gras crowds are usually the most crowded and rowdy, was blocked off by police barricades at the end of each block. Bars were ...

No, really. If you want more than the most obvious Mardi Gras experience, stay off Bourbon Street. On Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16 this year, and the gloriously chaotic days prior, that fabled party route ...