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Nyx captain speaks to TV station after losing New Orleans parade permit. What'd she say?



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










Julie Lea, the controversial captain of the Mystic Krewe of Nyx, didn’t appear at the New Orleans City Council meeting on May 16, when the parading organization she’d founded in 2011 was cut f…
























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Could a new krewe take Nyx's spot for 2025 New Orleans Mardi Gras? Here's what could happen.



  • By JULIA GUILBEAU | Staff writer










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. 


























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The Nyx Mardi Gras parade has been eliminated by the New Orleans City Council



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










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 officia…


























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Endymion parade returns to traditional route in 2025, after 5 years



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










The Endymion parade announced Wednesday that it will return to its traditional route during Carnival 2025 for the first time in five years.




























































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Will Nyx Mardi Gras parade be cut from 2025 schedule? New Orleans City Council will vote.



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
  • Updated










The fate of the controversial Mystic Krewe of Nyx will hang in the balance Thursday, when the New Orleans City Council plans to vote to deny or extend its parade permit.


























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New Orleans City Council member threatens to pull Krewe of Nyx permit for Mardi Gras 2025



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










New Orleans City Council member JP Morrell said Wednesday he will ask the council to rescind the parade permit of the Mystic Krewe of Nyx before next year's Carnival season, putting the contro…


























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Huge crowds, late parades: Is Mardi Gras getting too big for New Orleans?



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










Mardi Gras was a big success this year, krewe captains agreed Thursday during a meeting to assess the highs and lows of the 2024 Carnival season.


























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Where to see Downtown Super Sunday Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










In case you missed the Uptown Super Sunday Mardi Gras Indian parade on March 24, you have another opportunity to catch one of the city’s greatest street spectacles.
























































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King cake after Mardi Gras? A New Orleans grocery store chain divides the internet.



  • BY POET WOLFE | Staff writer










Whether or not Louisianans should indulge in king cakes post-Carnival season has become a controversial topic — and a viral social media post has shined light on the highly debatable question. 


























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Why was Saffron the opossum taken during Mardi Gras? The report is finally released.



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










Mardi Gras 2024 seems like a long time ago. But the saga of the opossum named Saffron, who was confiscated by state authorities in the French Quarter during Carnival, continues with no conclus…


























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Mardi Gras Indian’s 'Journey' suit is a dazzling New Orleans masterpiece



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










If you find yourself on Royal Street in the Lower 9th Ward on Tuesday evening at sometime around 6 p.m., listen for chanting and cheering, and keep your eyes peeled for a flurry of royal purpl…


























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2024 Super Sunday Mardi Gras Indian parade is being postponed for rainy weather



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










Due to the ominous weather forecast for Sunday, the Super Sunday Black Masking Indian march in Central City has been pushed back a week to March 24.

























































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'Mr. Weatherall,' man behind viral Louisiana Mardi Gras videos, kicked off a new TikTok trend



  • BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
  • Updated










A dance to a song created for a Lafayette videographer popular for his videos capturing Acadiana’s Mardi Gras festivities is gaining steam as the newest trend on TikTok.


























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Popular Mardi Gras krewe changes original 2025 parade date to avoid Super Bowl overlap



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










There was a disturbance in the Force when the leaders of the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus realized their 2025 parade would fall on the night before the next Super Bowl, which will take p…
























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YMI Court of Queens inducts newest member


































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A popular New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe is trying to get its own Louisiana license plate



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer
  • Updated










Sometime soon, we could see Louisiana license plates emblazoned with the familiar lipstick-smooched compact mirror logo of the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale Mardi Gras parade.
























































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Super Sunday Mardi Gras Indian march is coming up quick. Here's the map.



  • BY DOUG MacCASH | Staff writer










The streets of Central City will echo with the rattle of tambourines, shouts of greeting and age-old chants as scores of Black Masking Indians march in the 2024 Uptown Super Sunday procession …


























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Saffron the opposum's sibling, a pup named Garlic, attacked by dog in New Orleans



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










For William Voiles, the hits just keep on coming.


























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Why can’t you show off your python on Bourbon Street, anyway? See the rules in New Orleans.



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










The illicit display of snakes as entertainment, sometimes seen in the French Quarter, seems to be rare in most American cities. In a Dec. 13 get-acquainted press conference, New Orleans’ new p…
























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Former Atlanteans queens gather for luncheon





















































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Baby pig rescued from New Orleans has been adopted, pardoned and given a new name



  • By SARA CLINE Associated Press










A baby pig, who was rescued after being tossed like a football near a Mardi Gras event in New Orleans, was officially adopted during a ceremony performed on the Louisiana Capitol steps Wednesday.
























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Elves of Oberon monarchs gather for Carnival luncheon



  • Victor Andrews































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alt="A major Mardi Gras parade bans plastic beads in 2025. 'It's time for a change.'"
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A major Mardi Gras parade bans plastic beads in 2025. 'It's time for a change.'



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










'Throw me somethin’ mister' has long been a Carnival-time mantra in New Orleans, as parade-goers vie for glinting plastic necklaces tossed from passing floats. But in recent years there’s also…


























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alt="St. Patrick’s Day parades, Easter parades, Super Sunday, more: See 13 maps."
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St. Patrick’s Day parades, Easter parades, Super Sunday, more: See 13 maps.



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










Spring has sprung y’all, or it’ll be springing pretty soon anyway. Which means there’s steady stream of parades on the calendar, celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, St. Joseph’s Day, Black masking …















































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'Bring Saffron Home': The beloved opossum is safe. But that's all the owner's been told.



  • BY DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer










On Feb. 10, during the chaotic Carnival celebration in the French Quarter, agents of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department seized a pet opossum named Saffron from its owner, William Voiles.


























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Baby pig rescued from New Orleans Mardi Gras mayhem has a new home. Where's he going?



  • By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer










A baby pig that rose to local fame earlier this week after he was tossed around like a football during a New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is headed for greener pastures — a small farm owned …
























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Former queens of Carnival meet in Rex Room for luncheon
































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Past queens of Comus gather for luncheon



































































































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