Applebee’s is bringing the flavors of New Orleans’ iconic Bourbon Street straight to its menu with a lineup of bold, si

Well yesterday was Mardi Gras, the biggest party day of the year in the Big Easy, and the Weather Channel made the bold move of going live from Bourbon Street to report on the weather. (We ended up getting about half an hour of heavy rain yesterday evening, but other than that the weather was perfect all weekend).

In cities across the United States someone or something is almost always watching you. On Tuesday, as Mardi Gras revelers flock to New Orleans to celebrate the end of Carnival, it will be no different.

Bourbon Street was born in 1722, after a September hurricane wiped away four years of development in the original city of New Orleans.

"Mardi Gras isn't just about Mardi Gras Day, which is a big day, but it really is about the over two weeks that we've managed through again," said Cantrell.

The conversation around pedestrianizing public streets isn’t new — think Times Square. Could one of America’s oldest streets lead the way in a revival of the pedestrian mall?

The clock has struck midnight, which means that the New Orleans Police Department and the New Orleans mayor would ceremoniously end the revelry of Carnival Season.

Drag queens Fatsy Cline and Varla Jean Merman hosted the 61st annual Bourbon Street Awards at noon Tuesday on the corner of St. Anne and Dauphine streets. The annual event spotlights elaborate, often satirical, costumes while raising money for charity.

Cody Bates, the Vice President of Operations for the American Hat Company, tosses beaded necklaces from the front of the pirate-ship themed parade float for the 15th Annual Mardi Gras Nocona Style on Clay Street in Nocona on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025.

The Bourbon Street Awards has been a New Orleans Fat Tuesday celebration for nearly 40 years. NEW ORLEANS — If you have a creative side, New Orleans is a blank canvas, especially during Mardi Gras. There was no shortage of colorful costumes in the French Quarter.