Mardi Gras always takes a toll. Sometimes, it takes a tooth. For the Krewe of Bacchus parade, I posted up on Napoleon Avenue near Magazine Street and Ms. Mae’s. With me were my son, Sam, and my ...

Mardi Gras is a time for grandeur and excess. Inspired by Jacques Cousteau, the Krewe of Bacchus showed who ruled Mardi Gras by creating giant life-like displays for an aquatic theme in 1980.

More than 50 previous Bacchus monarchs have used the same throne to ride down St. Charles Avenue, but when this year's Bacchus is 7-foot-1, 325 pounds, the krewe is making some adjustments.

NEW ORLEANS - To the Carnival crowds, Bacchus is a superkrewe, known for its celebrity king (technically, a god), a first-rate parade featuring spectacular floats and special throws - even a ...

This is the first time Bacchus ever made a bigger throne on their King’s float, fit for a Shaq! During the parade, O’Neal will throw around 250,000 doubloons with his face on them and he will ...

Mardi Gras is a time for grandeur and excess. Inspired by Jacques Cousteau, the Krewe of Bacchus showed who ruled Mardi Gras by creating giant life-like displays for an aquatic theme in 1980.