Missed this year’s Mardi Gras celebrations?  That’s o.k. because New Orleans celebrates St. Patrick and St. Joseph Days like they are a continuation of the carnival festivities!
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in New Orleans and its suburb in the form of another parade! It’s the perfect season for another celebration … after all, ….it’s New Orleans, [...]

by Errol Laborde
We came really close to having a perfect Carnival. The krewes did their part (Zulu even ran a little ahead of time). The weather was great. The crowds were large. The parade quality was improved. Police and sanitation did their part. All it took was two miscreants with guns to [...]

Now that the Carnival season has come to an end, we at MardiGrasNewOrleans.com want to hear about your adventures.

Send us your pics, videos, stories and anything else you may have picked up along the way during your stay here in New Orleans. Chances are we will feature them on the site. Please remember to keep [...]

On Monday, February 23, 2009, Riverwalk Marketplace will host the 23rd annual Lundi Gras at Spanish Plaza with the arrival of Rex, King of Carnival, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. The free celebration will again include fireworks on the Mississippi River and musical entertainment by New Orleans’ own Living Legends Brass Band, Rockin’ Dopsie, [...]

By Errol Laborde
Carnival is a fragile season that is often threatened, though I am amazed at how the spirit seems to survive. There are signs that people really do care and really want the season to have class, significance and style. They even have the guts to reject the corporate thumbprints that [...]