Category: Mardi Gras

‘New Moon’ from 1940: Mardi Gras in Colonial New Orleans

March 1, 2023
Arts & CultureBrightFilm & TVJeanette MacDonaldMardi GrasNelson Eddynew moon
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New Orleans is perhaps most frequently associated with Mardi Gras. Although this originally Catholic holiday is celebrated around the world, the famous customs and revelry of Carnival time in “The Big Easy” make it Louisiana’s event of the year. “New Moon,” the 1940 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical based on Sigmund Romberg’s operetta of the same name, is…

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Australian Senator ‘Moved On’ From Mardi Gras March by Police

February 25, 2023
AustraliaIndigenous affairsLGBT ActivistsLidia ThorpeMardi GraswokeWorld
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Federal senator Lidia Thorpe was removed from the Sydney Mardi Gras parade after footage showed her lying on the street and temporarily halting the march. In a video of the incident shared on social media, the independent senator can be seen lying on her back in front of the truck on Oxford Street during the…

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Australian Senator Lies in Front of Truck, Interrupting Mardi Gras Parade

February 25, 2023
AustraliaIndigenous affairsLGBT ActivistsLidia ThorpeMardi GraswokeWorld
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Federal Senator Lidia Thorpe lay in front of a truck in the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night, with her stunt temporarily halting proceedings. In a video of the incident shared on social media, the former greens senator who is now independent can be seen lying on her back in front of the truck on Oxford…

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5 People Shot at New Orleans Parade Ahead of Mardi Gras, 1 Fatally

February 20, 2023
Crime and IncidentsMardi GrasparadeRegional & State NewsshotUSUS News
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One person is dead and four others have been wounded in a shooting Sunday night along a Mardi Gras parade route in New Orleans, police said. Officers from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were in the vicinity of the 1600 block of Terpsichore Street during the Krewe of Bacchus parade when they heard shots…

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