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.

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

I picked my two favorite parades, found out my new apartment was in "the box" and even met some "members" of the infamous Krewe of Chad.

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.”

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.

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

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,

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some revelers felt at least a hint of trepidation.

Tesla Cybertrucks were booed along the route of New Orleans' Lundi Gras Orpheus parade, and at least two vehicles suffered cracked windows after beads were thrown at them. Tesla has been contacted for comment via email.