With nine parades set to roll this weekend, Carnival is kicking off in earnest now but the long and visually enriched history of the season is accessible online all year long through Tulane's Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC). The LaRC preserves one of the largest collec... Read more

One of the first big parades of the Carnival season, Krewe du Vieux, is taking a new route this year. KdV, active since 1987, will cross Canal and parade through the CBD after heading through their more familiar stomping grounds in the Marigny and French Quarter starting at... Read more

Carnival 2016 rolls to an end! It's been another terrific Carnival season in the Crescent City. If you can't be out and about, check our live video stream from various Mardi Gras day locales (see above). Read more

It's back! I'm inviting all fun people in New Orleans to join us again for year #2 of the fun new marching krewe, rolling again as part of the KreweDelusion parade on Saturday, January 31, 2015, following Krewe du Vieux. The mission of my Krewe of King James: the Super Bad ... Read more

It was a glorious day! Over 30 years ago I found myself at my first, no adult supervision Mardi Gras. My friend Anna turned on the radio as we got costumed and I stopped in my tracks. I couldn’t believe that there was a station playing the music my father played (traditiona... Read more

We are very happy to be publishing a schedule of which Mardi Gras parades local HS marching bands appear in. The schedule is far from complete, but it's a starting point. We'd be happy to include other bands if they will provide us with their schedule information. Read more

The weather held out for the most part, and another successful Mardi Gras is in the books. Take a last look at the WWOZ Mardi Gras page, with info on Mardi Gras Indians, King Cake, special Fat Tuesday Krewes and more! Read more

It's been here and gone. The ending was wet and cold, but otherwise, it was another terrific Carnival season in the Crescent City. There's only two things left to do: check out some of our photo highlights Mardi Gras 2014, and start the countdown to February 17, 2015. Read more

10 Things To Get You Through Your Carnival Parade Season   #10.  Bathroom- Find Close, Preferrably Free, Bathroom with everything one would need to survive the Parade Route Madness.   #9.  Pick a Side- Either You are a Sidewalk Side Parade Go-er, Or one of The Other Ones, ac... Read more