Photostory: A Visit to New Orleans During Mardi Gras

Ruby Jane Moser & Becca Boynton | March 2, 2023

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Blue Plate Artist Lofts Rooftop View. What used to be a Mayo factory now houses artists of all media. Located on Norman C. Francis Parkway. 

Krewe of Endymion Salutes The Poets Parade. Founded in 1967, Endymion is a figure from Greek mythology who was granted eternal youth by Zeus to preserve his beauty. The parade is one of Carinval’s largest, with 81 floats and over 3,000 riders.

A crowd of people lined the streets reaching out in order to catch anything that may be thrown at them. 

Parade floats passing by during Carnival.

The Endymion parade began at 4:15 p.m. on Orleans Ave. and ended at 7:15 p.m. directly on Julia St. Throughout the night it was a chilly 50 degrees, and crowds of thousands of people formed to get beads, cups, hats and rings if lucky.