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Merritt Lane Reigns As King Of Carnival

February 20, 2026

For New Orleans, Carnival is a season of king cakes, parties, parades and, above all, traditions. One of those traditions, the Lundi Gras meeting of Rex, King of Carnival, and… Read More

CG Cutter Delivers Rex And Zulu Royalty On Eve Of Mardi Gras

Ludovico Feoli, the 2023 King of Carnival, arrives at Spanish Plaza in New Orleans February 20 for the traditional meeting of the royal courts of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the School of Design, better known as the Rex Organization. As in years past, the U.S. Coast Guard transported both courts from the Port of New Orleans to the French Quarter aboard a cutter, this year the Cutter Pamlico, a 160-foot inland construction tender. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

CG Cutter Delivers Rex And Zulu Royalty On Eve Of Mardi Gras

February 24, 2023

The tradition of Rex, the King of Carnival, making a grand and dramatic arrival to New Orleans, his “Winter Capital,” the day before Mardi Gras dates back to… Read More