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Mardi Gras 2023: Live blog

The fun and festive blog of all the Mardi Gras fun on WWL-TV
Credit: AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File

NEW ORLEANS — MARIGNY SEEN MARINATING IN THE WARM WEATHER ON TIME LAPSE:

- WWLTV caught this livestream of the camaraderie happening in Marigny this Mardi Gras.  

CHEF KEVIN IS COOKED!

 - The Back To The Future posse finally powered their flux capacitor and will be able to return to their lives in the year 2023. 

JEFFERSON PARISH POLITICS MEETS MARDI GRAS:

- Brooke Kirchhofer and Ricardo LeCompte caught up with Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng and At-Large Councilman Scott Walker, on the Argus parade route. 

CELEBRATORS SWARM ESPLANADE AVENUE!

- Check out the sea of people rolling down Esplanade Avenue this afternoon! 

ALL HAIL, KREWE OF ARGUS:

WWL-TV caught up with Queen Karen Swensen the Grand Marshal of Argus in Jefferson Parish! Queen Swensen bid a fond farewell to WWL last year, after a long and much-adored career at Channel Four! 

MARDI GRAS = COSTUMES:

- Sports Reporter Doug Mouton and Evening Anchor Devin Bartolotta are throwing it back to the New Orleans of old with their homages to Schwegmann's supermarket and Pontchartrain Park. 

AIN'T DERE NO MORE:

- More throwbacks to the NOLA of yesteryear from Evening Anchors Katie Moore and Charisse Gibson, as well as, Your Local Weather Expert Chief Meteorologist Chris Franklin! 

 

FROM TRAFFIC TO WEATHER -- WE GOT YOU COVERED, BABE:  

- Your Local Weather Expert Payton Malone and Traffic Reporter April Dupre are dressed as the iconic duo of Sonny and Cher. 

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SONNY & CHER OR CHER & SONNY??????: 

Payton and April are taking quick costume changes to the next level -- Now April is Sonny and Payton is Cher! 

FROM YOUR SPORTS TEAM, MAKING THE KIM POSSIBLE, POSSIBLE! 

- It's the Blue Heeler puppy, Bluey, and the crimefighting high school superhero Kim Possible. Sports reporters Brooke Kirchhofer and Ricardo LeCompte are vibing as these animated TV legends.   

WARM REGARDS FROM SHEBA!!

- Former Morning Anchor Sheba Turk who said a fond farewell to New Orleans in December for Los Angeles, is showing her NOLA pride today in the City of Angels. We love you Sheba!

GREAT SCOTT, JUVENILE, ONLY BACKING IT UP CAN GENERATE THAT KIND OF POWER! 

- Morning Anchors Eric Paulsen, Leslie Spoon and Chef Kevin Belton need to get back to Mardi Gras in the year 2023, but they need 1.21 jigawatts to get there. Luckily, New Orleans rapper Juvenile has the solution. That's heavy! 

THE CURE FOR YOUR CARNIVAL FEVER: 

- Medical Reporter Meg Farris and Medical Correspondent Dr. Corey Herbert, have the expertise to get you through all that ails you this Mardi Gras. 

A REPORTER ON A MISSION: 

- It's Eleanor Tabone's first Mardi Gras, and she's on a mission to spread the carnival love and spirit around to festive onlookers of all ages. She passed the WWL microphone over to Grant, who looks camera ready. Eleanor is also on a quest to cover WWL photographer Russell Drewry with beads! 

MARCHING INTO MARDI GRAS:

- Reporters Whitney Miller and Mike McDaniel are marching into Mardi Gras in style. Equipped with shakos and band colors, Whitney and Mike have you covered! 

COSTUME SPOTTING ON THE PARADE ROUTE:

- News Director Keith Esparros has been keeping his signature discerning eye out for some wild and wacky costumes! 

 

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