carnival

Marching Bands Battle Before Parades Roll

Eve Abrams — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:54:20 +0000

High school marching bands have two main seasons: football and Carnival. But unlike football season, where bands briefly entertain sports fans during half time shows, Carnival season is a marathon of long songs, marching, and discipline. It’s also a time when the musicians, not the athletes, compete.

Eve Abrams visited two of New Orleans’ rival high school marching bands: MacDonough 35 and Warren Easton.

Slidell Krewe Cancels 2013 Parade

The Associated Press — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:05:41 +0000

The Krewe of Claude has canceled its ball and parade for the 2013 Carnival season, citing a shortage of members.

Krewe officials tell The Times-Picayune the Slidell organization was down to 12 members.

Jefferson gets new parade on Lundi Gras

The Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:31:32 +0000

Lundi Gras in Metairie is poised for a makeover, thanks to a new all-female krewe set to parade before the Krewe of Zeus on the night before Fat Tuesday.

The Times-Picayune reports little information is being shared about the Krewe of Hera.

With Super Bowl coming, parades moved up a weekend

The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:58:31 +0000

The first big parade weekend of the 2013 Carnival season is being moved up a weekend to avoid parades rolling during the Super Bowl.

The Super Bowl is scheduled to be played on Feb. 3 in New Orleans — right when the Carnival season starts getting into high gear.

Rex Marks End of 2012 Major Krewe Parades

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +0000

New Orleans is marking Fat Tuesday with traditional parades and parties in the French Quarter. Tourism officials are estimating a million people are attending the annual celebration.

New Orleans Ready for Fat Tuesday

Eileen Fleming — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Hundreds of thousands of people are jamming the streets of New Orleans as Mardi Gras builds to Fat Tuesday celebrations. Rainy conditions haven’t stopped the party.

Minature krewe's parade spurs controversy with Rex

Eve Abrams — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:40:12 +0000

Much Mardi Gras revelry takes the form of parody, poking fun, and being what you’re not. The four year old krewe, ‘tit Rex (pronounced: T-Rex), is a parade in miniature, whose name plays on both it’s French translation – little king – and also what it literally sounds like: the abbreviation for the huge predator dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus-rex.

Zulu 100th Anniversary

Eve Abrams — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:21:22 +0000

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2009 marks the 100-year anniversary of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, one of New Orleans' most renowned benevolent societies and Carnival organizations. A yearlong exhibit opens tomorrow at the Louisiana State Museum in Jackson Square, exploring Zulu's origins, unique Carnival traditions and civic contributions.