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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: French Quarter Fest 2010

by Andy March 18, 2011 Events

If you can’t have a good time in New Orleans, you probably can’t have a good time anywhere. New Orleans is known for live music, great food and one continuous party. Every Spring marks the kick off of what New Orleanians call “Festival Season.” You’ll be hard pressed to spend a weekend in New Orleans between March and October …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Bywater St. Patricks Day 2009

by Andy March 13, 2011 Events

In case you missed the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the Irish Channel yesterday, be sure to head to the Bywater Thursday night for the traditional Downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade at 7:00 pm. The annual downtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins on the corner of Burgundy and Piety in the city’s Bywater neighborhood, proceeds roughly up Royal Street, across …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: The Lads

by Andy March 11, 2011 Events

If you thought the party was over just because Fat Tuesday has come and gone, you don’t know New Orleans. This Saturday marks the 62nd Annual Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Club Mass and Parade celebration. The Mass will be held at 12:00 noon at St. Mary’s Assumption Church followed by the St. Patrick’s Parade at 1 p.m. Click here …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week:Jimmy Maxwell plays The New Orleans Mardi Gras

by Andy March 6, 2011 Pick of the Week

Meeting of the courts is a Mardi Gras tradition not to be missed. Every year, to close out the Carnival season, the courts of Rex and Comus meet in the final celebration of Mardi Gras. Rex is perhaps the most recognized symbol of Carnival Season in New Orleans and is known as the King of Mardi Gras. Comus, on the …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: The Tiger Band Drumline in Rex 2008

by Andy March 4, 2011 Fan Photo

New Orleans is known for music and attending a Mardi Gras parade is like attending many mini-concerts. Every parade you attend will feature high school and college marching bands with dance teams, cheerleaders and flag girls. Personally, I love the bands and when a parade stops for a few minutes, I always hope I’m near the band. One of the …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Krewe Of Rex Parade Float: Mardi Gras 2010 New Orleans

by Andy February 26, 2011 Pick of the Week

Fat Tuesday is just 9 days away and we couldn’t be more excited! Mardi Gras day, unlike the rest of the carnival season, is packed with parades from dawn til dark, starting with Zulu at 7:00 am and ending with Truck Parades sometime in the late afternoon/early evening. The king of Mardi Gras, Rex, rolls following Zulu. One of …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Flambeaux-New Orleans Mardi Gras-Beginning of Parade

by Andy February 25, 2011 Fan Photo

The flambeaux is an often unknown Mardi Gras tradition. According to history, the flambeaux was initially established by the old-line Carnival organization Comus, which sought to make “new people and customs the salvation of Mardi Gras” as the carriers of the flambeauxs were slaves and free men of color. Crowds tossed coins to the slaves and free men of …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Uptown Indians – Mardi Gras Day 2009

by Andy February 20, 2011 Pick of the Week

Mardi Gras Indians are synonymous with New Orleans tradition and culture. If you are in NOLA for Fat Tuesday, we recommend seeing the Mardi Gras Indians at daybreak in Treme. By daybreak, we literally mean dawn. Yes, it’s early, but so worth it. If you aren’t in town during the Mardi Gras festivities, there are other chances and opportunities to …

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What do You Love about Mardi Gras Parades?

by Andy February 19, 2011 Things To Do

In case you haven’t heard, it’s Carnival Time in New Orleans! And tonight marks the kick off of the 2011 parade season with the rolling of Krewe de Vieux and Krewe Delusion in the French Quarter.

We as New Orleanians love Mardi Gras parades and each of us has our own favorite part. One of mine, for example, are the …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: What’s A Parade Without Ladders?!

by Andy February 18, 2011 Fan Photo

Ah, Mardi Gras! As a native New Orleanian, I didn’t realize Mardi Gras wasn’t celebrated nationally until I was older than I care to admit. Growing up, we always had Mardi Gras holiday and going to parades was a family affair. In fact, as a local I’d say Mardi Gras is more of a family holiday than anything …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Drew Brees Chunkin, Dancin, Chunkin, Drinkin & Chunkin

by Andy February 12, 2011 Pick of the Week

If you’ve never been to a Mardi Gras parade, you may not know that each parade is led by a King and/or Queen. For the bigger night parades like Bacchus, Endymion and Orpheus, the king is often a celebrity. Celebrity kings and queens for various parades have included Elijah Wood, Nicolas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Jim Belushi and more. Last …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Mardi Gras 2009 – Krewe of Okeanos Parade

by Andy February 11, 2011 Fan Photo

In case you weren’t aware, it’s Carnival time down here in the Big Easy. In addition to stuffing ourselves silly with king cakes for the last month, we’ve been gearing up for parade season! Starting Sunday, February 20, there will be parades daily and nightly leading up to Fat Tuesday. If you’ve never been to a parade here are the …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: Mardi Gras Day 2010 on Bourbon Street

by Andy February 6, 2011 Nightlife

As a local who favors dive bars in my neighborhood, I don’t often find myself out on Bourbon Street. But, one of the best things about New Orleans is Bourbon Street. In an earlier Flickr Pick, I said “whether it is dancing, dining, drinking or general debauchery you seek, Bourbon Street proudly offers it” and that couldn’t be …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: Bead Tree on St. Charles

by Andy February 4, 2011 Fan Photo

Mardi Gras day is just one month (and a few days) away, and the carnival season is in full swing in NOLA. Part of the Mardi Gras tradition is catching beads during parades – something children and adults of all ages can enjoy. But, in New Orleans, the streets are lined with trees and, as you might expect, there are …

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GoNOLA YouTube Pick of the Week: How to Eat Crawfish

by Andy January 30, 2011 Pick of the Week

Ah, crawfish season!! As one of the most delicious seasons in New Orleans is getting underway, it occurred to us at GoNOLA that not everyone would know how to eat a crawfish. In New Orleans, eating crawfish is an art form we’re taught at a very young age. Perhaps, some would say, it’s even an innate knowledge we’re born with.  …

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GoNOLA Flickr Pick of the Week: 6490 crawfish

by Andy January 28, 2011 Fan Photo

The new year often means a fresh start for people, and in New Orleans it means another Mardi Gras (and King Cake!), another festival season and, most deliciously, another crawfish season. The crawfish season typically runs from January to May, depending on what the off-season is like. These delicious mudbugs are used in a number of traditional Louisiana dishes …

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