As the rest of America winds down from the parties, overeating and merriment of Christmas and New Year's, New Orleans keeps the party going.
In fact, the countdown to the city's biggest bash of the year begins Sunday night.
"It's 12th Night, it's January 6th, and the Phunny Phorty Phellows will ride the rails of the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar," says Phellows Captain, Peggy Scott Laborde.
The Heralds of Carnival will take to the streetcar line at 7pm from South Carrollton and go the entire route down St. Charles to Canal and back to the Willow Street barn, marking the official start of Carnival 2019.
Krewe members will be costumed, satirically reflecting the topics of the day.
Their motto is: "A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the best of men."
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The Funky Uptown Krewe will follow the Phunny Phorty Pellows, departing from Bourree at Boucherie on South Carrollton Avenue at 7:05 p.m. and riding the St. Charles Streetcar line to Canal Street, then ending at Fat Harry's on St Charles Avenue.
Other getting an early start today include the “Mande Milkshakers,” a North Shore female marching group who'll take to the Mandeville Lakefront this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
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The Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc parades in the French Quarter at 6 o'clock this evening. The krewe parades annually on January 6 in New Orleans in honor of the birthday of Joan of Arc and throughout the year promotes St. Joan and the city's French cultural heritage
And, the city's newest Mardi Gras krewe - The Société Des Champs Elysée, or "The Not So Secret Society of the Elysian Fields" -- will roll on the new Rampart/St. Claude Avenue Streetcar at 7:30.
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/schedule/parade-info/parades-societe-...
