Mardi Gras is the third big test for New Orleans since the horrific Jan. 1 truck-ramming and shooting rampage on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter was allegedly carried out by a 42-year-old U.S With Mardi Gras just days away, New Orleans is boosting security to historic levels after a terror attack on the city's Bourbon Street killed 14 people on New Year's Day. Following the Jan. 1 truck attack that killed 14 people in the heart of New Orleans, the Department of Homeland Security upgraded Mardi Gras to its highest risk rating. This means there will be significantly more law enforcement officers present than in prior years, said Eric DeLaune, who is leading Mardi Gras security as special agent in In cities across the United States someone or something is almost always watching you. On Tuesday, as Mardi Gras revelers flock to New Orleans to celebrate the end of Carnival, it will be no But this year, Johnson, a New Orleans-area native, did not know what to expect during Mardi Gras. Only two months ago, a driver raced a rented Ford F-150 truck down several crowded blocks of The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale parade takes place during 2025 Mardi Gras on Feb. 25, 2025 in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS — Several Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish have been rescheduled as forecasters predict severe weather, including thunderstorms and heavy rain, on Sunday. People yell for beads from a home decorated for Mardi Gras as Krewe of Okeanos parades on the Uptown route in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, during carnival celebrations ahead of Mardi Gras. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) Carnival celebrations — parties, fancy masked balls and other markers of the season — may start on Jan. 6, but the big buildup to Mardi Gras happens in New Orleans in the final 12 days of the season, with large parades rolling past mansions on St. Charles Avenue and into the downtown area of office buildings and hotels. Mardi Gras by the numbers from Feb. 2 – Feb. 13 Law Enforcement: NOPD, LSP, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) and law enforcement partners from around the state reported 383 arrests and the removal of 143 guns on or near parade routes, in the French Quarter and in the Downtown Development District during the two major weekends of Mardi Gras in New Orleans is considered a SEAR 1 event, which is a rating of special events based on risk-assessment, meaning that the event will receive federal interagency support. The city of On Mardi Gras Day, February 13, 2018, The New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies will present the third annual New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies Parade. This year's theme is “Baby Doll Ladies Swe » Read More On Mardi Gras Day, February 13, 2018, The New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies will present the third annual New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies Parade. This year's theme is “Baby Doll Ladies Swe » Read More Meghan Davis, Conjurer of Cosmic Creativity, Summoner of the Superb Owl, and Queen of Darkness. In devotion to Sacred Drunken Wookiee, the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus fourteenth annual parade will roll on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. SHAQUILLE O’NEAL TO REIGN AS BACCHUS LVI. Shaquille O’Neal will reign as Bacchus LVI on Sunday, March 2, 2025. The former LSU Tiger and four-time NBA champion, successful businessman, in-demand sports analyst, media personality, recording artist, DJ and humanitarian will be throwing miniature basketballs as well as King’s doubloons and cups. From New Jersey to New Orleans: Meet Andrea Mistretta, the Poster Child of Mardi Gras Posters. Mistretta's studio on White's Pond in New Jersey, 1,300 miles from NOLA. For the last 37 ye Selene follows Dionysus. Aphrodite at 6:00 p.m. in Houma. Saturday, March 1, 2025: NOMTOC at 10:45 a.m. on the Westbank. Iris at 11 a.m. in Uptown New Orleans Mardi Gras parade previews for New Orleans and Jefferson Parish Feb. 24-March 4 The times, themes, throws and other details for Mardi Gras parades happening Feb. 24-March 4. +17 Mardi Gras New Orleans . THE PARTY STARTS HERE! Krewe News February 12, 2025. Mardi Gras may be an ancient celebration but there's always something new to NEW ORLEANS — Officials with the City of New Orleans have announced safety preparations ahead of Mardi Gras 2025. Because Mardi Gras 2025 is now federally listed as SEAR 1 status, special
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