Throw Me Somethin', Mista!It's official: Mardi Gras
is on in the Big Easy, albeit on a scaled-back schedule.
City officials and Carnival krewe captains "are looking at a six-day Mardi Gras" celebration in New Orleans next year, just half as long as normal, acting Police Superintendent Warren Riley told the City Council on Wednesday.The celebration would begin on Thursday, Feb. 23, and run through Fat Tuesday.Riley said final decisions won’t be made until after Nov. 18, when all Carnival krewes are to notify the city whether they intend to parade next year.But, he said, "It looks pretty good that we will have a six-day Mardi Gras."Of course, since many of the krewe members are no longer New Orleans residents, it will be difficult to hold the large parades on the grand scale to which we are accustomed. But at this point, something is better than nothing.
All is right in New Orleans again when Endymion's grand show returns.
Laissez les bon temp roulez!