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For months, the Krewe of Oshun and float builder Jack Rizzuto have been at odds. Rizzuto claims he was never fully paid for ...
The krewe customarily selects and designs next year’s throws soon after Mardi Gras ends. The krewe then enters into contracts with an importer to buy them by “summer at the latest,” he said.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As Mardi Gras inches closer, dozens of parades are rolling ahead of the big day. “We got the biggest party and the best party right here,” said Ann van Lamsweerde.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s time for purple, green, gold, and pink to cover the streets for Mardi Gras weekend, but for float riders, that all adds up at the register. At Parties Start Here ...
HOUMA, La. — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and the Krewe of Mardi Gras is set to roll on Saturday, March 1, at 6 p.m. Here is the full parade route: ...
It Had a Couple of Rough Pandemic Years NOLA.com reported that in 2020, New Orleans’ Mardi Gras proceeded as always, underestimating the reality of the then-new pandemic and its repercussions.
Mardi Gras, one of the biggest cultural celebrations in Louisiana, brings together traditions, music, parades, and months of festivities where people of all ages and their furry friends ...
Krewe of Oceanus, a northwest Louisiana Mardi Gras krewe, has left the NWLA Mardi Gras Association. Despite a radio report stating otherwise, the krewe has not dissolved and will continue its ...
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Carnival season may be over, but not for Mardi Gras stores around Mobile as preparation is underway for 2026. But with recent tariffs imposed on China, it has owners ...
Mardi Gras Parade rains beads, candy down on Dothan Dothan's Krewe of Kolosse Mardi Gras Parade provided a public service to Wiregrass parents everywhere Saturday, saving them thousands of dolla… ...
Mardi Gras is officially over, but the cleanup is just beginning. At the Blackham Coliseum, the third annual Krewe de Coulee post-Mardi Gras pickup event is helping clean up the city.