Mardi Gras - New Orleans - 2014

[Tomas]

As some of you may know Tuesday, March 4th, is Mardi Gras day in New Orleans. Midnight on the 4th marks the end of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans which commenced on January 6th (twelfth night). Parties and balls and parades have been going on since then. 

 

Here are two URLS for live cam's in N.O.

 

One is the parade cam where you can watch some of the parades. The camera is located on St. Charles Ave at the corner of Napoleon Ave where the parades start.

 

The second one is of Bourbon street at from the Cat's Meow balcony, which is located on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Peter Street in the center of the French Quarter.

 

http://www.nola.com/paradecam/

 

http://www.earthcam.com/usa/louisiana/neworleans/bourbonstreet/

 

On the right side of the parade cam page is a list of other New Orleans cams, if you are interested.

The parade cam page also has a schedule of the parades that will be shown live.

 

A large percentage of the crowds that you'll see are tourist. Many of the native Orleanians avoid the crowds and actually leave the city for the gulf coast (Gulf Port, Biloxi, Ms) on Mardi Gras day.

 

OH! Mardi Gras day is a legal holiday in Louisiana.

 

Enjoy,

Tomas

[Slytherin]

Someday I will visit Mardi Gras and New Orleans. And to visit a few jazz clubs  

[MikeL]

Happy Mardi Gras!

 

Edited March 5, 2014 by MikeL

[AceKebabs]

and all this time I thought Mardi Gras was some sort of gay pride event

[Lisa]

Tomas, your location suggests you're in Neverland also. lol

 

Hey, I have a question for you that has nothing to do with Mardi Gras but it has to do with New Orleans.

 

How safe is New Orleans for a bunch of college boys? Are there better parts of the city they should gravitate towards and other parts they need to stay away from?

 

I'm only asking b/c you seemed pretty educated on Mardi Gras.

 

Thanks!

[Aditus]

I'm with Sly, someday I want to visit New Orleans and compare Mardi Gras with our Karneval. We have parades, a big one on Monday (Rosenmontag) and smaller ones from Sunday to Tuesday in the other districts of the city. Karneval is a big deal around here, which means I usually flee the city.