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New Orleans City Council voted unanimously Thursday to nix the Krewe of Nyx from the official Mardi Gras parade calendar. Why it matters: The ordinance, pending Mayor LaToya Cantrell's signature, puts an exclamation point at the end of a string of controversies for the Carnival krewe that once thundered down the route as one of the city's largest. The announcement came as the New Orleans City Council voted Thursday (May 16) to remove the krewe from the 2025 Mardi Gras lineup. The council voted in favor to revoke the krewe’s permit by a The controversial Mystic Krewe of Nyx was booted off the Mardi Gras parade schedule on Thursday when the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to strike it from the city's list of officially In May, the New Orleans Council voted to revoke the Mystic Krewe of Nyx’s parade permit for 2025. Nyx has traditionally rolled behind Druids on the Wednesday before Mardi Gras. In April, City Councilman JP Morrell accused Nyx of parading without the required number of marching bands. The Krewe of Nyx parade will start immediately after the Krewe of Ancient Druids. The krewe will start at the intersection of Magazine Street and Jefferson Avenue in New Orleans. The parade will proceed east on Magazine until Napooleon Avenue, where the krewe will turn north (left). The Krewe of Nyx float rolls with the Krewe of Pandora parade along Veterans Boulevard in Metairie, La., Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. The krewe was joined by six floats from the Nyx parade that were Why it matters: Though it's not the only krewe to parade on the Wednesday before Mardi Gras, the revocation would jeopardize any parading that day, City Councilman JP Morrell said. The big picture: Nyx's parade permit was part of a broader City Council conversation dedicated to reviewing Mardi Gras regulations. Nyx has been nixed from the 2025 float parade lineup after New Orleans City Council members voted to pull the krewe's permit, deciding the group violated official Mardi Gras rules. The Mystic Krewe of Nyx which was once one of Mardi Gras' largest Krewes could be nyxed from the uptown route. The krewe has been plagued by several controversies in recent years including a mass The Krewe of Nyx in New Orleans has earned the honor of being the biggest Mardi Gras parade in history. With over 3348 riders in its 2018 parade, the all-female krewe has broken barriers for the Super Krewes and has raised the bar for parades everywhere. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. The Krewe of Kings The Krewe of Kings (aka the Kings of Metry) is a Jefferson Parish Carnival Club, established in 2019. After a short hiatus due to Covid and the tragic passing of Co-Founder Mckinley “Mackie” J. Cantrell III, the krewe is returning to the Metairie parade route on Lundi Gras in 2025. NEW ORLEANS — In the city that turns fun and festivity into an art form, Carnival is the pinnacle. And while some traditions go back more than a century, the all-female parading Krewe of Nyx The Krewe of Nyx in New Orleans has earned the honor of being the biggest Mardi Gras parade in history. With over 3348 riders in its 2018 parade, the all-female krewe has broken barriers for the Super Krewes and has raised the bar for parades everywhere. Krewe of ALLA’s first Black queen, Gian Durand, has dedicated her ride to the spirit of Dorothy Mae Taylor and diversity in Mardi Gras. ALLA replaces the notorious Nyx parade this year. NEW ORLEANS — When the Mystic Krewe of Nyx paraded in 2020, it was among the largest in Carnival. RELATED: Updated Mardi Gras 2022 Parade Schedule. RELATED: Krewe of Nyx 2022: Parade route In September 2015 with over 2,200 members, the Mystic Krewe of Nyx becomes the first all-female Super Krewe [11] for Mardi Gras 2015. On January 6, 2015, the Mystic Krewe of Nyx was presented with a proclamation from the New Orleans City Council, acknowledging the Krewe as the largest all female parading Krewe in Mardi Gras history. [12] The Krewe of Kings The Krewe of Kings (aka the Kings of Metry) is a Jefferson Parish Carnival Club, established in 2019. After a short hiatus due to Covid and the tragic passing of Co-Founder Mckinley “Mackie” J. Cantrell III, the krewe is returning to the Metairie parade route on Lundi Gras in 2025. For the Krewe of Nyx, the brand new purse float made its debut on the streets of New Orleans in the 2016 parade for the krewe’s 5th anniversary. 16 lucky ladies rode down St. Charles Avenue in a huge pink purse that became the first signature Mardi Gras float for Nyx. It is a spectacular sight to see each year, and the end result was surely CORRECTS MARDI GRAS DAY IS FEB. 21, 2023, NOT 2022 - Children on ladders vie for beads as the group rolls during the Krewe of Iris Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.
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