Way down yonder in New Orleans it's time for Mardi Gras! This year Mardi Gras in on February 16, 1999! Hope to see y'all there. Enjoy some of my favorite links on Mardi Gras and New Orleans:

GO FOR THE GOLD! SEE THE BEST PARADE IN TOWN! CORPS de NAPOLEON. This parade depicts the French heritage of New Orleans. Parade night is February 14, 1999! What a way to spend Valentine's Day!

CORPS de NAPOLEON'S Coronation Ball was held on January 23, 1999. The theme of the Ball and the parade is "ADORING DUOS". Emperor Napoleon is Randy Neider and Empress Josephine is Rosemarie Coble. There are 6 maids. The first three Maids depict Pocahantas & John Smith, Xena & Hercules, and Minnie & Mickey Mouse. The other three Maids depict Peter Pan & Tinkerbell, Popeye & Olive Oyl, and Beauty and the Beast. Some of the people who make this parade happen are Captain Irvy Cosse, Jr. and the Officers: Chip Cosse III, Fred Brechtel, Jr., Al Maranto, and Jay Michell.

Wish you could have gone to the Coronation Ball? Well, you can! I have a few pictures I would like to share with you, thanks to my sister-in-law, Carla.

Corps de Napoleon had a party after the parade. This party is called the "After Parade Party". It is a semi-formal event but the float riders are in costume. I will be adding pictures in a few days. Please reture to view these pictures.

• Parade Schedules This site has the 1999 Parade Schedules.
• Welcome to Mardi Gras. This site has Parade Schedules, Mardi Gras cams on famous Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, and Mardi Gras greeting cards.
• The History of Mardi Gras.
• More History of Mardi Gras.
• Mardi Gras Terminology. Don't get confused over Mardi Gras! Check out this site.
• More Mardi Gras terms.
• What is Lundi Gras? Check out this site to find out.
• Flambeaux. Flambeaux carriers were used to light the way of the city streets in the years gone by.
• It's all in how you catch it! This site describes the "throws" or what you catch at a parade.
• Doubloons. This site describes another type of a "throw". It is the History of Doubloons.
• They do WHAT? on Bourbon Street! This site is the History of Drag Queens' Mardi Gras contest on Bourbon Street.
• Bourbon Street cam. Don't forget to check out the Bourbon cam at this site!
• Kids love a Parade. If you have small children to bring to the parades, check out this site.
• St Charles Avenue. Kids really do get the best seats in the town!

Please enter my Mardi Gras in New Orleans survey.

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