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NEW ORLEANS — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of Rex is set to roll on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, at 9:30 a.m. With high winds expected, officials moved up the ...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Members of the Rex Organization gathered at Fort Jackson to celebrate the 325th anniversary of the first Mardi Gras in what would become the United States on ...
Rex riders will throw boxes of wildflower seeds in their parade on Mardi Gras Day, krewe leaders unveiled Tuesday at their countdown to the big day. Why it matters: It's part of the trend of Mardi ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mardi Gras 2025 will go on in New Orleans, but with adjustments due to the threat of severe weather, a source confirms to Fox 8. Zulu will roll at 7 a.m. Rex will follow at 9 a.m.
Rex Honors La Belle Époque: A beautiful era of carnival splendor! King of Carnival Howell Crosby leads a magical parade celebrating history, community, and the timeless joy of Mardi Gras traditions.
by: Raeven Poole Posted: Mar 4, 2025 / 06:17 AM CST Updated: Mar 5, 2025 / 06:33 AM CST NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Additional changes have been made to the route traveled by the Krewe of Rex.
Rex, New Orleans' most famous Mardi Gras krewe, will keep its traditional route despite new security barriers on St. Charles Avenue. City officials will move the barriers between Toledano and ...
Throws caught by Keith Spera during a solo Mardi Gras outing to the Rex parade in New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. BY KEITH SPERA | Staff writer ...
The Krewe of Rex parade will hold its parade at 9:30 a.m. Fox 8 reports all parades must be off the streets by noon. Jefferson Parish canceled the Krewe of Argus and Elks Krewe of Jeffersonians ...
The truck parades that follow Rex were still going deep into the night, which is a rare sight on Mardi Gras in New Orleans. WDSU has reached out to the city of New Orleans as well as NOPD ...
The Boeuf Gras rolls in the Rex parade down St. Charles Ave. on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD ...
Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans will look a bit different this year, as the city is changing times and routes for the Zulu and Rex parades because of severe weather forecasts.