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Canceled Mardi Gras' Over the Years [The Historic New Orleans Collection, gift of Waldemar S. Nelson, 2003.0182.160_o2] Since its inception in 1857, New Orleans Mardi Gras has either been cancelled or massively scaled back 13 other times. Wars and disease have been the main culprits behind disruptions in the city's 164 years of observing Fat Tuesday. New Orleans Mardi Gras has either been canceled or massively scaled back 14 Mardi Gras can’t be canceled any more than Christmas or New Year. It might decrease dramatically in scale, but the people of New Orleans will always find a way to celebrate—safely. The front page of the Times-Picayune carried the news that krewe captains had canceled their parades in 1979, the last time parades did not roll. Mardi Gras is synonymous with the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The parades have been canceled only 13 times in NOLA since 1857. The cancellation of parades gave that year’s Mardi Gras a special place in the history of Carnival. And according to Hardy it set up an especially raucous celebration in 1980. Ever since the first large-scale Mardi Gras parade rolled through the streets of New Orleans—the Mystick Krewe of Comus’s torch-lit tribute to Paradise Lost on Feb. 24, 1857—Carnival has been “There have been 14 years since 1857 that Mardi Gras has been cancelled or significantly scaled back. The first year was in 1862 at the start of the occupation of New Orleans during the American Mardi Gras is a touchstone of the calendar year in New Orleans and is an integral part of civic and community life. When the first wartime Mardi Gras was canceled METAIRIE, La. — Jefferson Parish officials have canceled Mardi Gras Day parades on Tuesday, March 4 due to weather, multiple sources tell WWL. Krewe of Argus informed riders that there "will be Tidwell once again stressed that Mardi Gras was not "cancelled", but that it would have to be conducted safely, and that allowing parades was not "responsible" as they can be superspreading events. [23] [24] This marked the first large-scale cancellation of Mardi Gras parades since the 1979 police strike. Parade-goers during the Muses Mardi Gras Parade in Uptown New Orleans on Feb. 27, 2025, in New Orleans. Amy Harris/Invision/AP. A High Wind Watch is in effect for Mardi Gras, with sustained winds A traditional Mardi Gras parade in south Louisiana has been canceled. We're in Carnival season and many communities are excited about their upcoming Mardi Gras parades, but one small community will be without this year. It has been announced that Loreauville’s only Mardi Gras parade has been called off this year. METAIRIE - The Krewe of Argus parade in Metairie has been canceled due to expected strong storms and high winds on Mardi Gras Day, a parade organizer said. Mardi Gras hasn't been canceled in more than 40 years. A home decorated to celebrate Mardi Gras with oversized jesters in New Orleans, Louisiana. Erika Goldring/Getty Images According to "Mardi Gras Guide" publisher Arthur Hardy, there have been only 12 other times in the 162-year history of the celebration that organized Mardi Gras parades in the city were canceled KLFY News 10 reports that the Town of Baldwin has canceled its annual Mardi Gras parade in 2025 due to the amount of crime in the area, and also because of the amount of construction leading into the town in St. Mary Parish. Mardi Gras 2021 is not canceled. It is going to look different. In the proceeding 60 years, Mardi Gras has only been canceled once – in 1979, when a Police Union Strike prompted cancelation Mardi Gras parades will not be permitted next year at New Orleans’ annual festival, but city officials are saying the holiday is definitely not canceled. “I want to be very clear. Mardi Gras The 1979 cancellation of Mardi Gras will go down in history as the first and only Mardi Gras canceled due to a strike. Yet despite this debacle, Morial, the city’s first African-American mayor, was able to garner the trust of the community to the extent that he was elected to lead the city for a second term. METAIRIE, La. (WVUE) - The Krewe of Argus will not roll on Mardi Gras Day as planned, with officials citing weather concerns as the reason for the cancellation. Argus was scheduled to parade at 11
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