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The 2018 Rex Ball And The Meeting of The Courts of Rex and Comus
Wow!! The 2018 stream was viewed in over 5,000 views in 42 Countries around the world.
Broadcast and Streamed: Mardi Gras Evening on February 13, 2018 at 7:30pm
Since 1882, Mardi Gras in New Orleans has been crowned by the Meeting of the Courts of Rex and Comus. Join our host Peggy Scott Laborde as she brings this year’s meeting to you live from the Sheraton and Marriott Hotels in downtown New Orleans. Dr. Stephen Hales, Rex Organization historian and 2017 King of Carnival will join Errol Laborde to provide insight and commentary on the night’s events.
Enjoy over three hours of pageantry, history and artistry as we review Mardi Gras over the decades and interview Carnival royalty past and present, including the 2018 Queen of Comus.
Coordinating Producer—Barbara Sillery | Director—Will Morrow | Editors—Lenny Delbert, Lenny Delbert, Jr. | Executive Producers—Peggy Scott Laborde, Jim Moriarty.
2018 Rex Ball Carnival Quiz Winners:
One-night stay at Houmas House: Jimmy Nelson
2018 Rex Proclamation: Warren Serignet, Jr.
2018 Rex Parade Bulletin: Daphne Jones
Mardi Gras book by Errol Laborde: Ann Milliner
New Orleans: 300 Years book by Errol Laborde: Amy Bozes
2018 Rex Ball DVD: Bradley Coffman
Questions: Email bbischoff@wyes.org
Get the scoop on Mardi Gras 2018...Trump inspired floats, hotel occupancy, Canal Street parade changes, Tricentennial themes and women taking over Carnival!
STEPPIN' OUT "It's Carnival Time" 2018
Host Peggy Scott Laborde, along with Carnival historians Arthur Hardy and Errol Laborde, give their annual overview of the upcoming Mardi Gras season on WYES- TV during STEPPIN’ OUT “It’s Carnival Time” premiered on Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.Hardy is the publisher of Arthur Hardy’s Mardi Gras Guide, now in its 42nd year. Errol Laborde is the author of many Carnival-related books, including Mardi Gras: Chronicles of the New Orleans Carnival. This year’s topics include the 50th anniversaries of the Krewes of Bacchus and Tucks, New Orleans Tricentennial tributes during Carnival and more.