Parades are scheduled to begin on Friday, February This is especially true this year as we continue to respond to the tornado in New Orleans East.
For our residents, they should expect as heavy of traffic impacts for the first weekend of Mardi Gras as we usually have for the second. We are grateful to our public safety partners who will be providing enhanced coverage for both weekends this year. To keep the residents and visitors fully informed this Mardi Gras season, the City will provide live updates to the public about weather, traffic and general parade safety.
The City compiled information regarding safety regulations, enforcement policies, permitting information and helpful suggestions, including interactive parade maps, in one location so that residents and visitors can be better prepared before heading out to the parades. They will be complemented by officers from the Louisiana State Police and FBI as well as officers from other public safety agencies. The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will be monitoring all parade activity and coordinating with the National Weather Service and the United States Coast Guard helicopter that will be providing overhead coverage for all parades.
For months the Landrieu administration has been working on ways to increase security and protect citizens from large, terrorist-like attacks. The City will increase security measures throughout the French Quarter and other sensitive targets in the City throughout the All Star Weekend and Mardi Gras festivities. Beginning Friday, Feb. Motorists should be prepared for heavy pedestrian and vehicular traffic as security measures are being increased.
Streetcar service will be provided along the entire St. Charles Avenue route through Mardi Gras day but will be replaced with buses from Canal Street to Napoleon Avenue beginning approximately two hours prior to parade start time to allow access to neutral grounds by parade goers.
Construction along Napoleon Avenue is now complete and will be fully accessible for the Mardi Gras season. The SELA project on Napoleon Avenue included excavating the existing roadway and neutral ground and installing large underground drainage canals and large drain lines to improve the capacity of the major drainage system.
From Friday, February, 17 through Sunday, February, 19, a temporary taxi stand will be located lakebound on the and blocks of Poydras Street.
No one will be allowed to cross the hard closure from 5 p. The City will provide over portable toilets for public use. On Feb. See map of portable toilet locations. Russell Westbrook fell one point shy of reaching Wilt Chamberlain's previous single-game All-Star scoring record, and he finished with 41 points, seven assists and five boards.
All eyes were understandably on Westbrook and Kevin Durant 21 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds from the start, and it didn't take long before they shared the hardwood. Western Conference head coach Steve Kerr subbed Westbrook in just minutes into the first quarter, at which point the electric point guard connected with Durant for an alley-oop reminiscent of their days together with the Oklahoma City Thunder:.
After the two linked up for the high-flying acrobatics, the Western Conference bench had some fun at their expense:. For more information about French Quarter and parade route parking and driving restrictions related to Mardi Gras, click the link below. Edit Close. Toggle navigation.
Top stories in New Orleans in your inbox Twice daily we'll send you the day's biggest headlines. With more than 50, visitors expected to descend on the Crescent City this weekend for the NBA All-Star-related events and parties, New Orleans is aiming to be more than just a great host for the second time in six years.
Under the direction of the New Orleans All-Star host committee, organizers are pushing to set itself apart from all previous cities that have hosted the NBA's midseason signature event. Cicero said the Pelicans were involved in every part of the process, which included the contracts and bidding process.
They served as ambassadors to help promote the game and other related All-Star events.
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