Two New Orleans Mardi Gras parades, the Krewe of Elks truck parade and Barkus, will roll in the Crescent City on Sunday after being rescheduled due to severe weather. Here's when to catch them.

A few hundred revelers danced their way through the streets of downtown Oakland last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday New Orleans-style.

Jefferson Parish officials are canceling Mardi Gras Day parades because they are worried strong winds could flip floats, send tents flying and create other unsafe conditions. Why it matters: It's the first time the holiday's parades have been canceled in recent memory,

Strong winds and severe thunderstorms in the New Orleans area Tuesday have altered some Mardi Gras plans. Here's what to know.

The storied Zulu Social Aide & Pleasure Club's parade will roll on a shortened route starting at 7 a.m. — an hour earlier than normal — without marchers, bands or truck floats, according Darren Mire, Zulu's director of public relations. Rex is also set to roll early at 9:30 a.m.

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto sidewalks to escape from the cascade of waste as Nunez muttered about Bourbon Street’s “typical foolishness.”

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.

NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high winds expected to hit the metro area on Fat Tuesday. The announcement comes as other parishes announced cancellations or earlier start times for parades. However, changes in weather could present new changes.

People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne’s parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Bourbon Street is seen from a balcony at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Mardi Gras Day,