Yountville to host 1st-ever Mardi Gras parade, celebration

New Mardi Gras rules: These items are banned on parade routes
If you’re planning to either ride in or attend Mardi Gras parades this year, there are some new rules you’ll want to keep in mind.
Nefertiti Mardi Gras parade rolls through New Orleans East for a neighborhood celebration
The Nefertiti parade will roll along Lake Forest and Read boulevards in New Orleans East starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. With Endymion, NOMTOC and Zulu, it is one of the few Orleans Parish float parades that roll through neighborhoods beyond the standard St. Charles Avenue parade route.
‘Wildest’ and ‘wackiest’: Yountville to host first-ever Mardi Gras parade, celebration
Yountville is bringing a taste of New Orleans to Napa Valley on March 1. Yountville is bringing a taste of New Orleans to Napa Valley this spring with its inaugural Mardi Gras Parade & Celebration on March 1 — a new event that organizers hope will become a lively tradition.
Schedule for Mardi Gras parades in, near Baton Rouge in 2025
Catch beads and fun throws at Mardi Gras parades in the Baton Rouge area. This year, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4. In early February, local krewes will have decorative and themed floats rolling in parades.
Baton Rouge Zoo celebrates Mardi Gras, hosts art festival
Families can join the Baton Rouge Zoo Mardi Gras krewe and see local artists' works at an ongoing art festival through February.
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New Orleans banned tents, tarps for Mardi Gras. But enforcing the new rules won't be the priority.
In the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street, plans to crack down on the "Krewe of Chad" have changed.
Mardi Gras Indian culture shines through Super Bowl art thanks to Black Masking Indian
By day, 26-year-old Queen Tahj is a cybersecurity expert. However, it’s her passion that has gotten her national attention.
When is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent? What to know this Carnival season
Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.
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Mardi Gras Store in Port Arthur preps for festivities, supports local charities
"We're about the only one between maybe Houston and New Orleans or Lafayette ... inventory beyond traditional Mardi Gras decorations, including "all types of beads, trinkets, T-shirts and ...
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Super Bowl LIX parade rolls today, bringing New Orleans Mardi Gras culture to the world
The thousands of football fans streaming into New Orleans this ... morning at 10 a.m., a Mardi Gras-style parade, complete with 18 floats, bands, dance groups and flying beads, will roll ...
Fat Tuesday the ultimate bash to conclude Mardi Gras. Here's when and where to celebrate.
If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten ...
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When is Fat Tuesday? What to know about the last day of Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival ... as revelers eat king cakes and toss green, purple, and gold beads into the crowd. Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, ...
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What is Mardi Gras? Details on the holiday's origins, when it is and how to celebrate
Mardi Gras will be celebrated ... holiday celebrations in New Orleans became inundated with drunken debauchery and violence so city officials considered getting rid of the festivities.