As the person counting the days until Carnival season every year, Jan. 6 cannot come fast enough. I spend the year debating what king cakes to grab, leaving my knife in only the best boxes. Considering...
With Carnival season finally upon New Orleans, the waning but still-present threat of COVID-19 has Tulane University preparing for this year’s Mardi Gras with optimism and caution.
After...
New Orleans’ Carnival season is a time of unparalleled decadence and merriment. Mardi Gras is the fullest expression of the Big Easy’s let-the-good-times-roll mantra. However, what makes the season...
The summit of New Orleans’ social calendar is an annual celebration replete with lavish galas, masquerade balls, bead-throwing, intricate costumes, rampant alcohol consumption and the occasional...
When New Orleans city officials euthanized Mardi Gras 2021 in November 2020 by cancelling the following year’s parades, a group of stunned onlookers gaped in dismay and indignation as the...
The New Orleans hot weather returned, alumni flooded campus and events ranging from tailgating to carnivals filled students' weeks with school spirit. It was Homecoming time.
For this year's Homecoming...
Every year as Carnival season draws closer, many Krewes in Louisiana finalize the preparations for their infamous parades. A more exclusive event for each Krewe, its Mardi Gras Ball, also receives finishing...
Thrifty shoppers looking to spend a day venturing across the city should turn their attention towards the Piety Street Market. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month, Old Ironworks,...
Calling all fanny pack-enthusiasts, all lovers of glitter and extravagance: break out your neon windbreakers, because carnival season has begun. If this is your first Mardi Gras, or you are just looking...
