Posted in NEWS Mardi Gras 2023: New Orleans goes full throttle for its famous party February 21, 2023 Mardi Gras 2021 was a very quiet, socially distanced event. And festivities were still a bit subdued in 2022, at least by pre-pandemic standards. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/mardi-gras-2023-new-orleans/index.html