“Without a doubt, we will have Mardi Gras 2022, it will happen,” said Mayor Cantrell, “And we know that Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season is good for our soul, we know that...there is no stopping us and the best is yet to come.”
It is official! Mardi Gras 2022 is here and Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Krewe presidents for Zulu and Rex marked the start of Carnival by celebrating King’s Day.
King’s Day is today, which marks three seasonal holidays, Twelfth Night, The Epiphany, and the start of Carnival season. King’s Day also marks the first day King Cake is available for revelers to enjoy in the days leading up to Fat Tuesday.
Krewe of Rex President Co-Chairman of the mayor’s Mardi Gras Advisory Board, James J. Reiss, III, joined the mayor and announced the krewe will be celebrating 150 years of parading in New Orleans.
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“Starting today, banners will line the Rex parade route indicating that this is our 150th celebration,” said Reiss. “Our parade may not be bigger… but it will be the best you have ever seen on the streets of New Orleans. We truly consider our parade rolling works of art that are a gift to not only you, the citizens of New Orleans but also all the millions of tourists that we hope come during the Mardi Gras season, especially on Mardi Gras Day.”