AUDIO: How did Mardi Gras 2025 go? Let's ask the experts

From business leaders to local politicians to Mardi Gras historians, WWL gets opinions on how Mardi Gras 2025 played out...
Mardi Gras 2025, Krewe of Rex
Photo credit Nathan Rizzuti

You still might be in recovery mode from yesterday and the entire week leading up to what was a peculiar but astounding Mardi Gras.

But Shrove Tuesdays are like fingerprints or snowflakes: No two are the same.

So how did this one go comparatively to years past? WWL radio hosts Newell Normand, Tommy Tucker, and Scoot hashed it out on Ash Wednesday by sharing personal opinions and conducting interviews with special guests.

Arthur Hardy (Founder of the Mardi Gras Guide): Should Mardi Gras continue as a SEAR-1 event? How much tradition can be sacrificed for the sake of security?

City Councilman JP Morrell: How were the parade routes on Mardi Gras day?

Matt Wolfe (SVP at GNO Inc.): The economic impact of Mardi Gras 2025

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Walt Leger (President of NOLA & Co.): Looking ahead to Mardi Gras 2026

Featured Image Photo Credit: Nathan Rizzuti