For reasons that remain obscure, last year, the Rex organization did not renew its seven-decade-old contract with Kern Studios float builders and hired Royal Artists to create its 2020 parade. +194 ...

The Rex parade's Bouef Gras float passes a costumed Keith Spera as he experiences Mardi Gras day in New Orleans alone on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.

The parade disband at St. Charles Avenue and Calliope Street. The truck floats that follow Zulu and Rex have were cancelled and rescheduled for Sunday, March 9 at a time to be determined.

NEW ORLEANS — Yes, you can still scream for beads, but you might want some of the new, “sustainable” throws you can catch at this year’s Rex parade.Rex has teamed up with local non-profit ...

The parade is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m., and the Rex Court must depart the reviewing stands by 2 p.m. to stay on schedule. The Rex Court has historically missed part of the procession, but ...

The Krewe of Rex parade will hold its parade at 9:30 a.m. Fox 8 reports all parades must be off the streets by noon. Jefferson Parish canceled the Krewe of Argus and Elks Krewe of Jeffersonians ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The King of Carnival has announced that this year’s Rex parade will be dedicated to the victims of the Jan. 1 Bourbon Street attack and their families. On Monday, the ...

The first Rex parade, on Feb. 13, 1872, was a monumental event in the history of New Orleans Carnival, but looked very little like the parade we know today.

New video shows a Rex float striking a tree and becoming stuck during the parade on Mardi Gras Day. Video shows the float getting stuck near Jackson Avenue just before River Bend.

NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high winds expected to hit the metro area on Fat Tuesday.The announcement ...

New Orleans Parades from the Past. New Orleans Parades from the Past. Special | 57m 36s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Rare footage offers a glimpse at past parades of Rex, Comus, Zulu, Endymion ...