mardi gras

Bill comes two years after two people were killed in New Orleans float accidents

New Orleans is in full celebration mode with Mardi Gras just days away, but where does COVID fit into the equation? The city’s health director has answers.

Organizers and attendees continue to push towards an environmentally friendly in person Mardi Gras season

Mardi Gras parades are back for the first time since 2020, and with parades in the streets of New Orleans come changes to traffic, public transit and pedestrian routes.

Due to hospitalization rates that continue to climb and overwhelm the healthcare system, the indoor mask mandate is back in place for New Orleans starting Wednesday, according to officials.

Mardi Gras celebrations are coming back to life in 2022, starting with a streetcar parade from the Phunny Phorty Phellows.

Mardi Gras parades in 2022 would not be moved from their original route or traditional day — the routes will just be slightly tweaked, officials announced during a press conference.

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.

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.

City officials are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and will meet with krewe leaders to see if Mardi Gras festivities will be feasible.