Mardi Gras 💜💚💛

NEW IN 2025…

STEPPIN’ OUT “It’s Carnival Time”
Thursday, February 13 at 7:30pm; Saturday, February 22 at 3pm; Thursday, February 27 at 7pm;

Host Peggy Scott Laborde welcomes Carnival historians Arthur Hardy, founder of Arthur Hardy’s Mardi Gras Guide, and Errol Laborde, Mardi Gras historian, author and columnist, for an annual overview of the season. Among this year’s topics: krewe anniversaries, including Muses’ 25th; the resiliency of the New Orleans Carnival during difficult times; and the Rex Organization’s new location for their Carnival Day Queen and Court toasts.

MORE NEW ORLEANS PARADES FROM THE PAST
Monday, February 17 at 9pm; Saturday, February 22 at 7pm; Wednesday, February 26 at 10pm

In this follow-up to the Emmy-nominated special NEW ORLEANS PARADES FROM THE PAST, Peggy Scott Laborde, Errol Laborde and Arthur Hardy return to feature more rare home movie and archival footage from Carnival krewes including Rex, Zulu, Proteus, Endymion, Bacchus, Thoth, Carrollton, Mid-City, NOMTOC, Argus, Venus and more. Footage from the past 85 years offers a glimpse at Mardi Gras parades of the past, accompanied by expert Carnival commentary.

THE 2025 REX BALL AND THE MEETING OF THE COURTS OF REX AND COMUS
Premieres Tuesday, March 4 at 7pm and 11:30pm
Watch on WYES-TV. Stream on wyes.org/live, YouTube, and the WYES and PBS apps.

WYES host and producer Peggy Scott Laborde, along with Errol Laborde, Carnival historian and author of Mardi Gras: Chronicles of the New Orleans Carnival and Will French, Rex Organization historian, provide commentary throughout the evening. The live program contains interviews with past and present Rex and Comus royalty along with historical video vignettes. Executive Producers are Peggy Scott Laborde and Jim Moriarty. Coordinating Producer is Will Morrow.