Mardi Gras is canceled. So say the authorities. Bourbon Street is also “closed,” but have you seen it lately? It's happened before. Many times, in fact. In 1918 and '19, during World War l. (And coincidentally, during the Spanish…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – On Jan. 6, 2021, Funky Uptown Krewe is changing it up a bit due to uncertainty of the upcoming Mardi Gras season! Twelfth Night will look a little different this year as the Krewe has…
Imagine that you want to have a backyard barbecue but before you can you have to get the approvals of the city. An inspector visits, studies the situation, and after consultation issues a report. "Good news," he says, "you can…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The Rex Organization lives by its Pro Bono Publico motto – for the good of the public - and in 2020, the nearly 150-year-old Mardi Gras krewe is demonstrating once again its abiding commitment to…
There were two revealing news stories about Carnival coming out of Jefferson Parish last week. One came from a report in The Times-Picayune based on a public records request. The report gave results of the Mike Yenni administration’s review…
Random Thoughts About Carnival 2019
Lake Charles flaunts Carnival royalty at the Mardi Gras Royal Gala
Sure, it looks like rain, but no rain can stop Mardi Gras. This weekend kicks off Mardi Gras in Acadiana with Krewe de Canaille’s parade without barricades! There are more Mardi Gras-related activities to follow, including the Krewe de Chien…
Moon Pies were not invented in New Orleans, but they should have been. The confection has a New Orleans quality to it – decadent and excessive. Because they are factory wrapped in cellophane the marshmallow sandwiches are legal to toss from carnival…
There are more connections then you might think
Everything else you've heard is wrong
The excess of New Orleans (with minimal explanation)
I once had a conversation with a man who was an official of the Knights of Hermes. He was effusive about the group’s upcoming parade. “It will be the most beautiful ever,” he exclaimed. He also mentioned the parade’s…
Ochsners And Royalty
Saying goodbye to the perfect season
Uptown rolls with Mardi Gras parades
The Carnival season is in full swing in New Orleans, and now is the prime time to head to the Big Easy. The weekend before Mardi Gras is when parade-goers get to witness three of the most revered ‘super…
A Carnival Parable
The Illinois clubs: where tradition still takes center stage
The story of the Krewe of Nor
Bacchus is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, leaving a legacy of more stories than there are beads dangling from the oaks along the avenue. Here are a few of its stories: What do you do when your star says he is…
Sports has a way of stuffing emotions into game-sized packages. Victory is joyous; defeat is upsetting, though not so upsetting that we can’t get over it at a reasonable pace, especially in New Orleans where providence placed the end of…
Bacchus is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, that’s long enough for the group to have generated some sub-anniversaries including the 40th for an event that happened on February 20, 1977. And the nation was watching. That was the night…
Porta-Potties The city of New Orleans offers free porta-potties (that I personally saw being cleaned twice on the Saturday before Mardi Gras 2017) on the neutral ground side of Napoleon Avenue, catty-corner to Superior Seafood, as well as on the…
Friday, Feb. 2 French Quarter Krewe of Cork 3:00 p.m. Uptown New Orleans Krewe of Oshun 6:00 p.m. Krewe of Cleopatra follows Metairie Krewe of Excalibur 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 Slidell Krewe of Paws 10:00 a.m. Krewe of…
Owners, Bayou Throws
Powering through Carnival season
The origins of the Historic French Quarter Easter Parade.
April may be my favorite month of the year in New Orleans. The weather, by and large, is still beautiful; the flowers and flowering trees are in bloom; the city is full of music and musicians; and, while Carnival and…
We are thrilled to feature the 40th “Whitney Zoo-To-Do” and the 29th “Zoo-To-Do for Kids” presented by Tulane Pediatrics. These are spectacular parties, and this year both events will benefit the expansion of the Jaguar Jungle exhibit! Thanks so much…
Chris Rose is a New Orleans writer, artist, tour guide and performer. But what he really wants to do is direct films.
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