2024 Houma Mardi Gras Parade Schedule
Below is the 2024 Houma Mardi Gras parade schedule (including other outlying areas of New Orleans). If you are looking for the Jefferson Parish / Metairie parade schedule, click here. The Northshore parade schedule...
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It’s Carnival Time!
Everyone in New Orleans has their Mardi Gras traditions - your favorite spot on the avenue, a go-to bakery with the best king cake, a parade you never miss....
It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans and you may be wondering what you need to bring for a full day of parades. Thankfully we are semi-experts on parading with kids, and we have you covered with the 10 things...
Oh sure, Mardi Gras is all fun and games if you're a grown up. But have you ever stopped to think about the children? Those poor kids, they have Mardi Gras problems, you know.
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I never in a million years thought I would find myself dancing in a tutu and fish net stockings in front of hundreds of people in Mardi Gras parades. I am pretty conservative and very self-conscious, but in 2011...
I am riding in Nyx this year. A few days ago, I set the kitchen table with all the supplies I needed to start decorating my purses to throw: glitter, paint pens, paper, marabou, hot glue, etc. Right when I...
The Best Homemade King Cake Recipe
A few years ago, I set out on a quest to make a homemade king cake that would rival the ones we pay $20+ for at bakeries around town. (Though if cooking is not...
First Time Parade Rider? Everything You Need To Know!
As Mardi Gras season is ready to kick off this weekend, people from all over the country will flock to New Orleans to watch parades. If you are one of the...
Fanny pack ready and glitter on my face,
Setting my tent up to hold down the best space,
Neutral ground spots all marked off with strings,
These are a few of my favorite things.
Stocking the ice chest and driving thru Popeyes,
I'm so...
I have a confession to make:
I stink at Carnival. It is not my strength. I was born and raised here. I have been letting myself off of the hook because I don't find it that easy or that fun,...
Prepping for the Magic: A Disney World Packing List
It is almost time for the annual migration of New Orleanians to Orlando. Yes, I am talking about the large number of locals who will head to Disney World for the...
As we turned the corner of the civic center parking lot on the float, my heart swelled. There were at least 400 exhausted men standing on the sidewalk, bleary-eyed, arms crossed, all waiting for their girlfriend/wife's float.
What I realized then is...
It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and everyone's eating king cake! If you have a food allergy or sensitivity, though, traditional king cake may not be an option. Thankfully many bakeries offer gluten free king cakes, as well...