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Mardi Gras Updates

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Due to a police shortage, New Orleans is spending millions of dollars to add  law enforcement to keep Carnival safe in 2024. New rules: Only 34 parades are allowed in 2024, no more silly string or mylar confetti canons are permitted and the Krewe of Tucks’ famous toilet paper throws are kaput. Jefferson Parish has three new parades rolling in 2024: The Krewe de Caerus in Metairie (February 4) followed by two West Jefferson newcomers: The Mystic Krewe of Music (February 5) and the Krewe of Nandi (February 7). Unfortunately, the Krewe of Jefferson will no longer roll in Metairie after 51 years and the all-kids Krewe of Little Rascals has also been canceled. Lafayette’s Krewe de Wideload has opened its membership to the public for the first time, featuring an extravagant community Wideload Mardi Gras ball (January 19) in the Cajundome. East Baton Rouge has the new all-male Krewe of Shenandoah featuring a “Songs of Survivors” theme honoring veterans (February 12), and Covington’s new Krewe of Bogue Falaya parade (February 13) is themed “Louisiana Feed Your Soul.”

 

Pets Playing Dress-Up

Slidell // Shreveport // New Orleans // Lake Charles // Convington

Costumed pets get to walk their devoted owners during Carnival parades throughout Louisiana including Slidell’s Krewe de Paws of Olde Towne (February 3; facebook.com/KreweDePawsOfOldeTowne/), followed by Shreveport’s Krewe of Barkus and Meoux (February 4; barkusandmeoux.com) and New Orleans’ Mystic Krewe of Barkus (February 4; kreweofbarkus.org). Puppy love also abounds at the Krewe of Barkus in Lake Charles (February 10; visitlakecharles.org/event/krewe-of-barkus-parade/46274/) and during the musician-themed 30th annual Mardi Paws parade in Covington, known to surprise crowds with rubber poop throws bedazzled with glitter and gold (February 18; mardipaws.com).

New Tourism Campaign

Baton Rouge

A $10 million budget was recently approved by the Joint Legislative Committee for a large-scale marketing tourism campaign for 2024. Among the many diverse local, national and international campaigns, themed a “Year of Music” are billboards in New York’s Times Square and in airports (including New Orleans), $2 million allocated for campaigns abroad, a national zodiac-based visitors guide for trips based on star signs and $500,000 allocated for Las Vegas to promote the 2025 Super Bowl (when New Orleans hosts the event).

Epic Extravaganza

Washington, D.C.

The 75th annual Washington Mardi Gras, held the week of January 27, brings the most powerful Louisiana delegation that D.C. has even seen to the multi-day plethora of posh parties including new House speaker Mike Johnson, House majority leader Steve Scalise, Louisiana’s newly elected governor and new legislators vying for political propinquity. Sen. John N. Kennedy (member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations) tapped former Saints quarterback, Drew Brees, to reign as king of the glitzy 2024 celebrity ball (mkofl.com).

Literary Fest

New Orleans

Thousands of visitors have reserved hotel rooms and VIP tickets for the internationally renowned 38th annual Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival (March 20-24), held in the beautiful Hotel Monteleone. The histrionic Stella Shouting Contest (March 17) at Jackson Square kicks off the legendary literary gathering of award-winning writers, poets, actors, musicians and scholars from afar. (tennessewilliams.net).

 

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