The parade is followed by the Absinthe Ball at the Fillmore. Its theme is Candy Hearts Run Free. There’s entertainment by the demonic ABBA cover band BAAB, plus aerialists, circus arts performers. The ball is open to the public, and the doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $82 via fillmorenola.com .

When it comes to Super Bowl parades, we don't usually see one until a team actually wins the game, but in New Orleans, they do things differently and that's a big reason why the city decided to hold a parade the day BEFORE the Super Bowl.

Mardi Gras floats with bead-tossing revelers cruised through New Orleans on Saturday as the city celebrated its record-tying 11th Super Bowl hosting gig with a stout security presence after a New Year's Day attack.

The thousands of football fans streaming into New Orleans this week for Super Bowl LIX are in for an extra treat. On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., a Mardi Gras-style parade, complete with 18 floats, bands, dance groups and flying beads, will roll through the heart of the city in celebration of Sunday’s big game.

WDSU and its parent company, Hearst Television, are proud to announce the official live broadcast of the inaugural New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee Parade. Those attending the parade can track the front and back of the parade with the WDSU Parade Tracker.

Get ready for the big game in the Big Easy!Watch the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee Parade on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. CST. The parade will be carried on all Hearst Television stations nationwide and streamed for free on the Very Local App.

Football fans in New Orleans were treated to a first of its kind Super Bowl Mardi Gras parade Shortsighted actions can have big-time consequences for retired workers. Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.

From the parade route to road closures to how to stream. Here's everything you need to know about the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee Parade.

Never a city short on color, New Orleans has been looking positively brightly adorned in recent days, as the city undergoes its makeover for Super Bowl LIX.