Yes, but: In the pre-COVID days, peak hotel occupancy regularly reached 95% over Mardi Gras, The Times-Picayune reports.

Mardi Gras 2025 may not have been the biggest on record, but it was the biggest post-pandemic Carnival, with hotel occupancy ...

French Quarter businesses say they are expecting another boost in sales on Sunday as the Krewe of Barkus Parade rolls. Both ...

Learn about the history of some of the most popular Mardi Gras traditions so you can celebrate in New Orleans the right way!

Weird Things To Do In New Orleans 1. Singing Tree in City Park. Let’s start with something not creepy but still really cool ...

Laissez les bons temps rouler – let the good times roll!” exclaimed Karen Simmons, president/CEO of the Chester County ...

New Orleans ... victims killed in the Bourbon Street terrorist attack. In February, Goyeneche said the city had two homicides, a low figure that has not been seen since at least 2019. Goyeneche said ...

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...