“This royal throne of Kings, this sceptred isle ...” themed float No. 26 of the Rex parade, which was titled “School of Design Sesquicentennial” in homage to the krewe’s 150 years. Much ado has been ...

Mardi Gras 2022 is not just a special moment for the Krewe of Rex as it celebrates 150 years, but also a milestone for WYES-TV as it celebrates 25 years of providing live coverage of the Rex Ball. We ...

Since 1997, Mardi Gras has ended in the same way — with Peggy Scott Laborde and Errol Laborde guiding WYES-TV viewers through the glittering pageantry of the Rex ball, which culminates with the ...

The palindromic number 303 is the combined ages of Comus and Rex, which were started respectively in 1857 and 1872. All the while, they have both tended to the cultivation of Carnival and its festive ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - This year’s Queen of Carnival says she hoped for the coveted role since she was a little girl. Now, Ellie Montgomery’s wishes are coming true. Showing off the gorgeous gown she’ll ...

MOVING. WELL, IF YOU’RE COMING INBOUND FROM SLIDELL. ALL RIGHT, KURT, TIME IS 650. AND THIS MORNING CARNIVAL CONCERNS FROM ONE OF THE OLDEST CREWS IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. YEAH. REX THE KING OF ...

New video shows a Rex float striking a tree and becoming stuck during the parade on Mardi Gras Day. Video shows the float getting stuck near Jackson Avenue just before River Bend. The video comes as ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The royals made their grand entrances into the Big Easy for Mardi Gras 2024! Hitting the streets in full regalia were some prominent names leading carnival parades, such as ...

Upon accepting a coveted invitation to the Rex Mardi Gras ball, the dazzling conclusion to New Orleans’ Carnival season, the first thing I learned is that my husband’s tuxedo would never do. This was ...

Just before the Sixth Deco World Congress met in Tulsa in 2001, an otherwise excited Rex Ball sounded a gloomy and all-too-familiar refrain. "We lost another building last year," the retired architect ...