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Greetings and salutations from your humble Professor!
Professor Carl Nivale

Your humble Professor is currently celebrating twelve years of reporting and researching Mardi Gras for WWL-TV 4.  You can also keep up with Professor's blog on MySpace.com/carlnivale.
 Welcome to your online resource for all things historically Mardi Gras in New Orleans.  For over 3 centuries, Nouvellé Orleàns has celebrated Carnival in her own inimitable way, beguiling people the across the globe with the pageantry, mystery, and merriment that permeates the very soul of the city.  The celebrations fills the streets with revelers finding adventure behind their masques and happiness 'round ev'ry confetti littered corner.  There are no strangers at Mardi Gras, only friends and fellows making their final pilgrimage to The City That Care Forgot before the Lenten season returns, and brings our revels to an end for another year.
Truly a magical time in this, the most magical of cities.

Thank you for visiting the Compendium, and enjoy your visit to the world of Mardi Gras.


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NEW PARADE SCHEDULE IS NOW POSTED!

We have finally been able to access our server and upload the parade guide for the 2008 season!  Click on Schedules & Times to access the new schedule!

STILL NO WORD FROM ORPHEUS
Several of the Reveleers have written in to ask who will be the celebrity grand marshal for Orpheus.  As of Dec. 27th, their website had not yet listed a celebrity for 2008.  As soon as we find out, we will issue an email and update our site.
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