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NEW ORLEANS, MAR 21 — It was a wonderful sight when the sun finally cut through the thick clouds that covered the sky during most of the Mardi Gras festivities. Bad weather had threatened to cancel many of the parades, however, in true New Orleans style, thousands of loyal parade-goers packed the sidewalks for miles, [...]

The City of New Orleans is currently gripped with Saints fever NEW ORLEANS, FEB 14 –The New Orleans Saints were just two games away from making NFL history for the second year in row, but you won’t find too many long faces on the streets of the Big Easy. That’s because the city is rife [...]

New Orleans (January 23, 2009) – Hotel room bookings are ahead of pace for the 2009 Mardi Gras season, according to the Greater New Orleans Hotel and Lodging Association. Mavis Early, executive director of the organization, states, “It definitely looks like this will be the most successful Mardi Gras since 2004.” The average estimated attendance [...]

Parades, king cakes, beads, masks, stars, floats and millions of visitors will return to the streets of New Orleans as the city welcomes visitors back after enduring the wrath of Hurricane Katrina.

Parades, king cakes, beads, masks, stars, floats and millions of visitors will line the streets of New Orleans during Mardi Gras 2005.