Not Six, But Eight Days Of Mardi Gras: An extra weekend of Mardi Gras has been added to the lineup, allowing the usual Uptown krewes to parade and not in Metairie, according to nola.com. Prepare for regular-season parades beginning February 18th.
“… faced with a growing mutiny among krewes, the administration agreed to expand the schedule to eight days and to let parades roll for more than eight hours on some days. Although no one yet knows where the money-starved city will find the cash to pay for the police overtime and other additional city services needed for the expanded schedule, the city is considering seeking corporate sponsorships and the krewes may be asked to pitch in some money.”
The only Eastbank krewes that will not roll are Oshun, Shangri-La, Ancient Druids and Saturn, due to monetary constraints.
Krewe du Vieux, not officially a part of Mardi Gras, but that which signals the start of parade season will roll through the French Quarter on Saturday, February 11th. C’est levee!
great pun, “C’est levee” !
That’s the Krewe du Vieux theme this year. Honest!
2006 Balcony Party goes on for http://www.MardiGrasQuest.com.
We are having our 4th annual party and will not be stopped in the tracks of a hurricane. I’m the founder of the MardiGrasQuest.com which was established for the purpose of promoting a world class party online for people searching for a safe, fun party. I wanted to give firsttime Mardi Gras goers a place to have a great time and meet other people from around the world as well as a good class of friendly sounthern people. It’s beeen a great success in the last 3 years and I’ve work very hard making it one of the best balcony parties on Bourbon Street. It would be easy for me to throw in the towel, but I’m already getting request for tickets and have committed to throwing another great party. Good luck everyone in your Mard Gras adventures and let’s get New Orleans back on it’s feet economically.