After the double grand march at the conclusion of the Carnival season of almost two months, the monarchs of the Rex Organization and of the Mistick Krewe of Comus, founded respectively 1872 and 1857, ...

When Howell Crosby was a teenager in the 1970s, he spent three Fat Tuesdays crammed inside the Rex organization’s Boeuf Gras float, pulling the string that made the knife-wielding butcher figure move.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE ON THE KING’S FLOAT IN PARTICULAR, A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE NEW YEAR’S DAY TERROR ATTACK ON BOURBON STREET ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We now know who will reign as this year’s King of Carnival! WGNO’s LBJ got a chance to talk to Rex about this honor of a lifetime. This year’s King of Carnival is longtime Rex ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Pro Bono Publico Foundation, which serves as the charitable arm of the Rex Organization, on Saturday (Jan. 10) revealed a list of grants awarded to New Orleans schools, youth ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Amid the shouts for beads and the sounds of bands, there is an elaborate show that plays out on the streets of New Orleans on Mardi Gras. Many parades, like that of the Rex ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scott Threlkeld The King of Carnival will make his traditional arrival on the Mississippi River at Spanish Plaza at 6 p.m. Monday ...