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Gallier Hall was the place to be for the Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball, hosted by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. The annual soiree filled the historic venue, starting during the Oshun parade As Mayor of the great City of New Orleans, I invite you to visit our city to experience the excitement of Mardi Gras! The Carnival season officially begins each year on Jan. 6 -- the Feast of the Epiphany, also called Twelfth Night or Kings’ Day. Early Mardi Gras Balls . Mardi Gras balls have been around since Louisiana was a French colony. Just as we do today, Creole society kicked off the season on Twelfth Night with the King’s Ball (the Bal de Roi). The highlight of the evening was the cutting of the King Cake (the Gateau des Rois). New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is at Gallier Hall Tuesday toasting to Zulu and Rex Royalty. Cantrell spoke with WDSU Anchor Travers Mackel on the success of Mardi Gras and how excited she is New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell hosted a maskless Mardi Gras party just weeks after reinstating the city’s COVID-19 mask mandate for schools and indoor public spaces. The New Orleans mayor's Mardi Gras Ball at Gallier Hall is held annually during Carnival and hundreds normally attend. This year, photos emerged online from New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell's Tomorrow, Feb. 13, the City of New Orleans will conclude the 2024 Carnival season by celebrating Mardi Gras Day, commonly known as Fat Tuesday, at the historic Galler Hall. Mayor LaToya Cantrell will be joined by elected officials, community leaders, City employees and their families and an array of special guests. NEW ORLEANS — Mayor LaToya Cantrell today congratulated the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission on its first-ever Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball for those with special needs. "The City's first Special Needs Mardi Gras Ball was a huge success and had such a great turnout at Joe W. Brown Rec Center," said Mayor Cantrell . Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. a former Rex and co-chairman of the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell requested and was quickly granted additional state and federal security assistance ahead of the Super Bowl, which the city hosted on Feb. 9, and for the century January 17, 2024 | From City of New Orleans. New Orleans Recreation Development Commission Announces Two Upcoming Mardi Gras Balls . NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission today announced it will host their 10th annual Teen Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, as well as its annual Special Needs Mardi Gras Sneaker Ball this weekend. Gallier Hall was the place to be for the Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball, hosted by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. The annual soiree filled the historic venue, starting during the Oshun parade. Last Friday our new mayor, Latoya Cantrell, started off the Mardi Gras season with a blast. The Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball at Gallier Hall was very well attended with music of all different varieties throughout each room. Below are some of the whose who that attended because of course Data was there. Everything you need to know about Mardi Gras, including updated parade routes, traditions, the best places to get Mardi Gras beads, masks, king cakes and more! Mardi Gras balls were exclusive events closed off from most people outside of New Orleans society until this krewe revolutionized the event. In 1949, Edward Brennan Sr. created the krewe, a carnival Ball open to tourists. Photo by DANIEL ERATH -- Mayor LaToya Cantrell, 2nd from left, poses for a photo with Barry Kern, left, Joe Jaeger and Council Member Jared Brossett during her Inaugural Ball at Mardi Gras World Friday night, Anheuser-Busch and the St. Louis Mardi Gras Foundation pulled out all the stops for Mayor Tishaura Jones with their presentation of her 2025 Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball. There were New Orleans City Council members Helena Moreno and Eugene Green at the Mayor's Mardi Gras Ball in 2022. Helena Moreno "I’ll take my lumps and say that I should have taken the picture with my Everything you need to know about Mardi Gras, including updated parade routes, traditions, the best places to get Mardi Gras beads, masks, king cakes and more! The Mayor’s Ball, which ALIVE Magazine and the Riverfront Times have called the “social event of the season,” is a must-attend gala that combines the elegance of the setting with the striking visuals of Mardi Gras.
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