The announcement was made at the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday
New Orleans Carnival parades will have same modified routes in 2023 The announcement was made at the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday
THIS IS WDSU NEWS AT NOON. CHRISTINA: FIRST TODAY AT NOON, WE BEGIN IN CARNIVAL CENTRAL. FAT TUESDAY IS MARCH. 1 69 DAYS AWAY. BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW LLWI THIS BE DONE SAFELY, WITH COVID CASES ON THE RISE. ANOTHER ELEMENT TO THE FUTURE OF CARNIVAL SEASON HAS TO DO WITH PARADE ROUTES. YOU LLWI REMEMBER A FEW MONTHS BACK, NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL SAID FIRST RESPONDERS WERE STRETCHED AND SHE MAY CALL FOR CHANGES TO SOME ROUTES. WDSU’S AUBRY KILLION JOINS US LIVE, AND AUBRY, WE JUST GOT WORD ON WHAT THOSE CHANGES WILL .BE WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT MOMENTS AGO? REPORT:ER THERE ARE SOME MAJOR CHANGES. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS RIGHT NOW MARDI GRAS 2022 ISN. O THERE IS A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, LOTS OF CHANG.ES LET’S GO THROUGH EACH ROUTE, WHAT ARE THE CHANGES? >> FOR THE UPTOWN ROUTE, FOR THE PARADES, IT STARTS NORMALLY ON JEFFERSON AVENUE OR NAPOLEON. THE OSPARADES WILL NOW BE STARTING AT NAPOLEON AND PROBABLY BROUGHT UP TO BRITTANIA. THE CITY WILL BE PUTTING OUT A PDF THAT SHOWS THIS TO EVERYONE. THE UNDERSTANDING IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT STTSAR ON JE FFERSON AVENUE OR A NAPOLEON AND CHAP WILL NOW MOVE UP TO NAPOLEON AND BRITTANIA. FOR RACKSND A IRIS, THEY STARTED CLAIBORNE AND ETH BULLYING -- AND NAPOLEON, NOW THEY WILL START AT NICOLETTE AND NAPOLEON. FOR ZU,UL THEY WILL START AT JACKSON WHEN THEY NORMALLY DO BUT THEASY PASS ST. CHARLES, THEY LLWI TAKE A RIGHT ON LOYOLA, INTO THE NORMAL ROUTE, BUT THE CUTTING A SHORT. IN DEMIAN, WE WILL START IN MIDCITY AS THEY ALWAYS DO. WE HAVE CITY PK,AR ORLEANS AVENUE, CARLTON TO CANAL STREET, BUT WHEN THEY GOT TO ELK’S PLACE, THEY WILL TAKE A RIGHT GOING ON TO LOYOLA AND TURN RIGHT ON GERARD. >> MAJOR CHANG.ES WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. TELL ME, WHAT IS YOUR REACTN?IO I KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT POSSIBLY NOT BEING ON THE MIDCYIT ROUTE. >>DCYIT ROUTE. WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE ON THE MIDCITY ROUTE. THE FAMILIESND A BUSINESSES AT MIDCITY LOVE TO HAVE US, THEY NEED IT FOR THE ECOMYNO. ALTHOUGH 3200 MEMBERS ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK IN MIDCITY. THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR US TO HAVE TO GO UPTOWN, WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO WITH THEIG B FLOATS. REPORTER: BUSINESSES THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED, HAVE THEY REACHED OUT? SOME OF THE BUSINESSES WILL NOT BE ALONG THE PARADE ROUTE. >> THIS ANNOUNCEMENT JUST CAME OUT. WE MET WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE THIS MORNING AND THE MAYOR. WE ONLY HAD ABOUT A HALF-HOUR TO KNOW WHAT THE FINAL OUTCOME WAS GOING TO BE, WE HAAND IDEA, BUT IT BECAME FINAL THIS MORNING. SOO, N AT THIS MOMENT WE HAVEN’T HEARD FROM ANYONE, BUT I’M SURE WE WILL SHORTLY. EVERYBODY HAS TO UNDERSTAND, WITH THE COVID ISSUES WE HAVE HAD, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A MARDI GRAS THIS YEAR, WE DIDN’T HAVE IT 2021. IT’S GOING TO BE BIG IN 2022. REPORTER: WAS GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH YOUR HEART, WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO THE SUPERDOME? STARTING THE PARADE? >> WE ARE ALWAYS AT HOME IN THE DO.ME WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TGOO BACK, BECAUSE THE RENOVATIONS STOPPED. IT’S GOING TO BE EXCITING. IT’S WHA OLE DIFFERENT VENUE. IT’S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ATMOSPHE,RE TO BE IN THE DOME. ALL THE MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE EXCITED TO BE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE DOME. REPORT:ER WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOSOU MUCH. MAJOR CHANGES THERE, MUCH
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Privacy NoticeNew Orleans Carnival parades will have same modified routes in 2023 The announcement was made at the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday
New Orleans city leaders announced next year's Carnival parades will have the same modified routes used in 2022.The announcement was made during the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday.The route changes made last year include: All parades that typically begin on the riverside of Napoleon Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Magazine Street, Tchoupitoulas Street, and Henry Clay Street will now begin at Napoleon Avenue and Prytania StreetParades that traditionally start on Napoleon Avenue and South Saratoga Street will now begin at Napoleon Avenue and Carondelet StreetParades that begin at Holiday Drive and Fiesta Street will now begin at Wall Boulevard and Holiday DriveEndymion will remain on its original route with the following modifications: Turning right onto Elk Place and Loyola Avenue instead of turning right onto St. Charles AvenueTurning right onto Girod Street from Loyola Ave. and proceeding to the rear of the SuperdomeEndymion’s current route is over 5 miles long, while the average Uptown parade route is only 4 milesZulu will remain on its original route, with the following modifications:After passing Gallier Hall, Zulu will turn left onto Poydras Street and right onto Loyola AvenueZulu will then continue its original Basin Street routeRex will remain on its original route with the following modification:Rex will start on Napoleon Avenue and Carondelet Street instead of South Claiborne Avenue and Napoleon AvenueKrewes of Elks and Crescent City will stay on their original route, which permits them to turn left onto Poydras Street from St. Charles Avenue and continue straight on Poydras Street to disband.The announcement comes after New Orleans Mayor Cantrell voiced concerns about public safety earlier this year. Cantrell warned that if the city was still dealing with an officer shortage, there might not be a Mardi Gras. She later clarified her statement, saying Mardi Gras 2023 would roll. "We ARE NOT canceling Mardi Gras," said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. "New Orleans, like the rest of the nation, is experiencing a shortage of public safety personnel that includes police, fire, EMS – across the board – you name it."New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said earlier this year that he was confident Mardi Gras would roll, but that "all options were on the table."This comes as the city is dealing with increased violent crime and an officer shortage.
NEW ORLEANS —
New Orleans city leaders announced next year's Carnival parades will have the same modified routes used in 2022.
The announcement was made during the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday.
The route changes made last year include:
- All parades that typically begin on the riverside of Napoleon Avenue, Jefferson Avenue, Magazine Street, Tchoupitoulas Street, and Henry Clay Street will now begin at Napoleon Avenue and Prytania Street
- Parades that traditionally start on Napoleon Avenue and South Saratoga Street will now begin at Napoleon Avenue and Carondelet Street
- Parades that begin at Holiday Drive and Fiesta Street will now begin at Wall Boulevard and Holiday Drive
Endymion will remain on its original route with the following modifications:
- Turning right onto Elk Place and Loyola Avenue instead of turning right onto St. Charles Avenue
- Turning right onto Girod Street from Loyola Ave. and proceeding to the rear of the Superdome
- Endymion’s current route is over 5 miles long, while the average Uptown parade route is only 4 miles
Zulu will remain on its original route, with the following modifications:
- After passing Gallier Hall, Zulu will turn left onto Poydras Street and right onto Loyola Avenue
- Zulu will then continue its original Basin Street route
Rex will remain on its original route with the following modification:
- Rex will start on Napoleon Avenue and Carondelet Street instead of South Claiborne Avenue and Napoleon Avenue
Krewes of Elks and Crescent City will stay on their original route, which permits them to turn left onto Poydras Street from St. Charles Avenue and continue straight on Poydras Street to disband.
The announcement comes after New Orleans Mayor Cantrell voiced concerns about public safety earlier this year.
Cantrell warned that if the city was still dealing with an officer shortage, there might not be a Mardi Gras.
She later clarified her statement, saying Mardi Gras 2023 would roll.
"We ARE NOT canceling Mardi Gras," said Mayor LaToya Cantrell. "New Orleans, like the rest of the nation, is experiencing a shortage of public safety personnel that includes police, fire, EMS – across the board – you name it."
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said earlier this year that he was confident Mardi Gras would roll, but that "all options were on the table."
This comes as the city is dealing with increased violent crime and an officer shortage.