New Orleans will ring in the new year Wednesday night in grand fashion.
Of course, the Crescent City Countdown Club will drop its fleur-de-lis at the old Jax Brewery in the French Quarter to count down the final seconds of 2025 followed by a fireworks display over the Mississippi River, but the festivities will begin much earlier in the day.
"You can come down at 2 p.m. and see the New Year's Parade with the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and that's exciting," club spokesperson Debbie Bresler said. "It's a real New Orleans-style parade."
Bressler told WWL's Tommy Tucker that the fun will continue on the riverfront once the parade is over.
"Finish the parade, head over the river to Woldenberg Park, and you'll be able to see from 9 to 12, you'll see Dumpstaphunk, Sweet Crude, (and) DJ Captain Charles leading up to the fleur-de-lis (drop) and the fireworks," Bresler said, highlighting the central location of all of the events along the river. "It just gives us more to do and spreads it out a little bit more, and, of course, being on the river, you're right there where the fireworks are going to be."
Bresler says she agrees with city leaders' assessments that the French Quarter will be a safe place to celebrate the new year.
"I absolutely believe that, and I think it's a special night," Bresler said. "We're going into a new year, and the city is already teeming, even over the weekend. It's been unbelievable, and we've been so grateful."
The midnight fireworks display will be choreographed to music, including the fight songs of the two Sugar Bowl contestants, Ole Miss and Georgia. Click this link for the music to play during the fireworks. Club officials note that there is about a 40-second delay before you'll hear the music play.
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