Krewe of UNO brings Mardi Gras cheer to campus amid tumultuous times

By: Piper Hutchinson

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 430

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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NEW ORLEANS — The Krewe of UNO paraded Tuesday through a campus rife with uncertainty.

One of the city’s lesser known parades — and the state’s only university-specific Mardi Gras parade — the krewe composed mostly of University of New Orleans students, faculty and staff parades through the lakefront campus.

It’s quaint, not unlike a small neighborhood parade, with very basic attractions, like a trailer wrapped in butcher paper, a couple of local high school …

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