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After a year without Carnival parades due to COVID-19, Mardi Gras 2022 is set to roll in New Orleans, according to a spokesperson with Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office.
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As plans for a potential return of Mardi Gras 2022 ramp up, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she is interested in mandating a proof-of-vaccination requirement for passengers arriving in Louis Armstrong International Airport for the last two weeks of Carnival season — an idea that some state tourism officials hope doesn’t materialize.
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A decision to bring back Mardi Gras after the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the 2021 Carnival season has not yet been made, but Mayor LaToya Cantrell urged Krewe leaders to search for ways to make Carnival season safe.
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City officials are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and will meet with krewe leaders to see if Mardi Gras festivities will be feasible.
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If you ask a New Orleanian who Mardi Gras is for, they’ll likely paint you some version of a timeless picture: Locals and tourists standing shoulder to…
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During a Mardi Gras Advisory Council meeting on Nov. 5, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said that Mardi Gras 2021, while “not canceled,” would be “different” from...
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Mardi Gras has finally arrived, and people all across Louisiana are celebrating — from Galliano to Shreveport and everywhere in between.The weeks of…
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Last year, the city of New Orleans announced that workers had sucked 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from catch basins on the side of the road. And that was...
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Courir de Mardi Gras is an old tradition in rural Louisiana. From early morning on, costumed revelers go house to house, drinking, singing and collecting ingredients for a big ole pot of gumbo.
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When the parade is over, all those beads the crowd so eagerly called for seem to lose their shine. Rather than see the leftovers end up in a landfill, one New Orleans group collects and recycles them.