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NOLA.com
April 19, 2018
They'll also understand why -- after the enthusiastic reception NOLA.com readers gave to a gallery of vintage New Orleans movie theater photos ... Circa 1930: A parade makes its way past the Saenger Theater on Canal Street in an undated photo believed to have been taken in the late 1920s or 1930s.
NOLA.com
April 19, 2018
See Tank and the Bangas at the 9th Ward Festival April 22 (Sunday) at 4219 Urquhart St., New Orleans. ... Celebrate New Orleans' 300th birthday with this four-legged parade at NOLA City Bark, 30 Zachary Taylor Drive, New Orleans, on April 22 (Sunday) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will include aÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
April 18, 2018
The New Orleans Tricentennial Dog Parade is coming up on April 22 and our tails are already wagging for all the fun activities planned. Read through the list below so you ... Once you check in at the Gambit table (starting at 10am), you will be directed to the area for parade line up. Starting at 11am, followÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
April 16, 2018
NOLA City Bark and Gambit present the dog parade and contest for best New Orleans-centric pet costumes at 10 a.m. April 22 in celebration of the city's tricentennial. The event includes a morning walk outside the dog park at New Orleans City Park, costume contests and more. The event is sponsored byÃâà...
WWL First News
April 1, 2018
... parades back to Antoine's after participants show off their bonnets in Jackson Square. Later today there is the French Quarter Easter Parade featuring the legendary Chris Owens. It starts at 11:00 a.m. with brunch and a "hat party" at the Royal Orleans hotel. Later this afternoon at 4:30, the New OrleansÃâà...
Curbed New Orleans (blog)
March 30, 2018
Easter celebrations, parades, and events happening in New Orleans this weekend ... Easter weekend is a busy time in New Orleans. On Saturday, part of the city turns ... After mass, French Quarter Easter Parade will hold an Easter attire contest for the best bonnet, Easter basket, and overall Easter attire.
Thrillist
March 29, 2018
The Historic French Quarter Easter Parade kicks off the day at 9:45am outside Antoine's Restaurant (713 St. Louis Street), which also happens to be an excellent Easter brunch destination. It's easily the most sedate of the parades, featuring convertibles, walking groups, and mule-drawn carriages.
NOLA.com
March 28, 2018
The 35th annual Chris Owens French Quarter Easter Parade will be Sunday, April 1, at 1 p.m.. The celebration starts at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel Ballroom at 11 a.m. with a hat contest, silent auction and entertainment. Riders will then hop on the floats and ride through the heart of the French Quarter.
NOLA.com
March 27, 2018
If you already understand that Chris Owens' Easter Parade is an immeasurably cool event, one of the pinnacles of Crescent City authenticity, and the sweetest treat you can have on Easter since the bunny stopped hiding chocolate eggs around the house, then please skip the next paragraphs and proceedÃâà...
Brooklyn Paper
March 20, 2018
The burial-ground bigwig said he would have preferred to walk, but an unfortunate slip during a visit to New Orleans left him with a bum leg, forcing him to wave at onlookers from the back seat of a car. The injury, however, didn't dampen the parade leader's Celtic cheer, Moylan said. “It was kind of a treat,”Ãâà...
WGNO
March 19, 2018
NEW ORLEANS-- In 1983 the First Annual Irish–Italian Parade rolled on the streets of Jefferson Parish. The family friendly event carried on for the 36th year on Sunday, celebrating the rich Irish-Italian culture of Louisiana with floats, marching bands, marching clubs, dancers, beads and so much more.
Travel+Leisure
March 17, 2018
If you head to a certain city in the South for St. Patrick's Day, chances are you'll return with a handful of cabbage. That's right: cabbage. While Chicago dyes the Chicago River green and people dance and march in St. Patrick's Day parades around the world, New Orleans' parade rolls to the beat of aÃâà...
Curbed New Orleans (blog)
March 17, 2018
This annual New Orleans parade will roll at 1:30 p.m. The parade will start at the intersection of Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street, heading up Napoleon Avenue. Once it hits Magazine Street, the parade will make a right. Maintaining Magazine Street for a distance, it will make a right on JacksonÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 15, 2018
Bobby O'Neal cuts a rug with JoAnn Keelen as the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day parade rolls down Magazine Street in New Orleans on Saturday, March 11, 2017. (File photo by Brett Duke, ... Enjoy the sunshine Thursday (March 15) in New Orleans because a rainy change is on the way. According to theÃâà...
NOLA.com
March 14, 2018
You've still got a couple of weeks left to enjoy a Friday night Lenten fish fry, offered at churches, particularly Catholic ones, across the New Orleans area. Kick your weekend off ... Molly's at the Market & Jim Monaghan's Parade travels through the French Quarter with riders in carriages and marching groups.
FOX 8 News WVUE-TV
March 14, 2018
St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and this weekend will be packed with plenty of parades and celebrations. The Irish Channel Parade will roll Saturday, March 17th in Uptown, New Orleans. Mass will be held at noon at St. Mary's Church. The parade will follow shortly after from the corner ofÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
March 13, 2018
Downtown Irish Club Parade. Burgundy and Piety streets — The parade begins in Bywater and rolls through the French Quarter. 6 p.m. Saturday. Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade. Magazine Street — The Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club's parade rolls in Uptown. 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Irish ChannelÃâà...
The Advocate
February 27, 2018
New Orleans police have obtained an arrest warrant for the alleged triggerman in a shooting that wounded two teenagers in the Central Business District on Mardi Gras afternoon. Jerald Bordere, 18, is wanted on two counts of attempted second-degree murder, illegal carrying of a firearm at a parade andÃâà...
NOLA.com
February 26, 2018
For its parade and ball - on the same night, Feb. 8 - the Knights of Babylon chose for 2018 "The Gifts of the Gods to New Orleans." Featuring floats by Henri Schindler, the parade lead by Sargon LXXIII was a tribute as represented by Ganymede for sugar; Arachne for cotton; Pomona for fruit; Diana forÃâà...
Houston Public Media
February 13, 2018
Tens of thousands of revelers thronged Mardi Gras festivities, many yelling “throw me something, Mister!” in the universal call to float riders who tossed them coveted beads and trinkets on Tuesday's raucous finale to Carnival season in New Orleans. The 300th anniversary of this Louisiana port city featuredÃâà...
TIME
February 13, 2018
(NEW ORLEANS) — Tens of thousands of revelers descended on New Orleans streets for parades and rowdy fun as Mardi Gras capped the Carnival season in a city with a celebration of its own, its 300th anniversary. The anniversary of this Louisiana port city will feature prominently in Fat Tuesday'sÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
February 9, 2018
Babylon's pantheon-inspired themes and floats always brighten the parade route, and this year was no exception.Its “Gifts of the Gods to New Orleans” starred some lovely traditional and vibrant designs, each honoring ancient deities for their stamps on New Orleans iconography and qualities, including aÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
February 7, 2018
Other floats were more obscure, including one featuring South Park's Eric Cartman with the legend "Seriously, no loop on Canal," referring to parade route changes implemented this year. A float saluting New Orleans' Tricentennial suggested new, not especially witty names for Lee Circle, such as "MardiÃâà...
WDSU New Orleans
February 7, 2018
... weekend schedule for parades in New Orleans will not be changed. He said the parades will roll rain or shine, but severe storms this weekend could cancel parades. Krewe of Endymion officials discussed possible changes to the start time or the parade route this week before the city made its decision.
The Advocate
February 6, 2018
“Having explored all options, it was determined that there is no viable way -- in fairness to every parade krewe -- to alter the parade schedule," Harrison said. "The decision has been made: there will be no change in the parade schedule this weekend. All parades will roll as planned on their assigned dayÃâà...
bestofneworleans.com
February 4, 2018
The Krewe of Pontrachrtain's parade focused on films made in New Orleans, and the krewe made it a bit more fun with puzzling titles. The krewe typically ... It's no secret that some floats or large props get reused, appearing in different parades in the same Carnival and from year to year. A figure of a nearlyÃâà...
NOLA.com
December 31, 1999
A line of thunderstorms is pushing southeast and is expected to affect the New Orleans area through 1 p.m., the Weather Service said. A parade official said that as of this morning, the plan was still for the parade to proceed. Parade officials are hopeful they will not have to cancel, something they have neverÃâà...
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