More Mardi Gras parade krewes are rescheduling because of rain in the forecast for Saturday.
Most Saturday parades will move up their start times to try and beat the rain.
• Pontchartrain will begin at 9:30 a.m.
• Legion of Mars will follow at 10:30 a.m. or earlier
• Choctaw will follow at approximately 11:30 a.m. or earlier
• Freret will follow at approximately 12:30 p.m. or earlier
• The Spartan Society will follow at approximately 1 p.m.
The Krewe of Pygmalion, scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Saturday, is moving to 10 a.m. Sunday.
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Two Metairie krewes have already changed their parade schedules because of the weather. The Magical Krewe of Mad Hatters will now roll through Metairie on Sunday following the Krewe of Atlas Parade. Atlas will now roll two hours earlier. Their parade will now start at 2:00 Sunday afternoon.
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In St. Bernard Parish, the Knights of Nemesis posted, "After much consideration, we have decided to ride on Saturday but we are moving our start time up to 11am."
Nemesis was scheduled to roll at 1:00pm.
Olympia in Covington is rolling earlier than planned too.
"Due to the forecast, We have revised the start time again for this Saturday's parade to 4PM. Streets will close at 3PM," Olympia officials posted.