Heavy winds headed for New Orleans on Fat Tuesday appear poised to cancel two of the city's climactic Carnival events, the ...

Two New Orleans Mardi Gras parades, the Krewe of Elks truck parade and Barkus, will roll in the Crescent City on Sunday after ...

NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high ...

Rex will not pass Gallier Hall, where traditionally Rex toasts the mayor of New Orleans. Rex will instead turn down Jackson ...

With strong winds in the forecast on Tuesday, Mardi Gras parades in Jefferson Parish have been canceled, and two parades in ...

The city and surrounding areas anticipated the winds. The New Orleans Police Department announced Monday that two parades, the Zulu and Rex parades, would be starting early. The Zulu parade ended ...

On Fat Tuesday, March 4, the New Orleans Police Department announced the updated route stating Rex will proceed down St. Charles Avenue to Calliope Street where they will end.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the Krewe of Zulu will roll at 6:30 a.m. instead of their regular 8 a.m. while the Krewe of Rex will roll around 9 a.m. on Fat Tuesday.

In a news conference on Monday, the New Orleans Police Department said Zulu would roll at 6:30 a.m., Rex would roll at 9:30 a.m., and the Krewe of Elks truck parades would roll on Sunday.

New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is asking anyone planning to attend the parades to use the bathroom before they arrive.