Third Hour of TODAY kicks off Mardi Gras in New Orleans

3rd Hour of TODAY kicks off Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Dylan Dreyer are down in the Big Easy to celebrate Mardi Gras and hold a special Taste of New Orleans event with TODAY Food. (Sponsored by New Orleans & Company) Macron: Eur
Greasing of the poles kicks off big Mardi Gras weekend in New Orleans
Greasing of the Poles in New Orleans kicks off Mardi Gras weekend. The ritual consists of community members greasing poles of the Royal Sonesta hotel in the French Quarter to deter revelers from climbing up to the coveted balcony space.
Mardis Gras celebrations continue in New Orleans
The parades go on every day through Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras 2025: New Orleans parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration
There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.
How New Orleans is preparing for Mardi Gras after Bourbon Street attack
The rooftop snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and armored vehicles seen during the Super Bowl will be back in the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday.
How New Orleans is going greener at Mardi Gras this year
New Orleans Mardi Gras krewes are continuing to explore new ways to make the greatest free show on Earth a little kinder to the actual planet. Why it matters: The city is already on the frontlines of the impacts of human-caused climate change,
As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage
Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers will jam the French Quarter as more parades roll in New Orleans’ suburbs,
New Orleans raps up security ahead of Mardi Gras
For the first time ever, Mardi Gras will have a SEAR-1 security rating, giving New Orleans more federal support.
A look at Louisiana’s Mardi Gras festivities through the years
Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- ...
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What does Fat Tuesday look like on the MS Coast? Here's a list of Mardi Gras Day parades.
Interested in venturing out of Louisiana for Mardi Gras? Some of the biggest parades of the season are happening on Fat ...