News, Tips & Bargains : Making Ready for Mardi Gras
New Orleans’ 138th celebration of Mardi Gras begins Feb. 4, kicking off 12 days of parades and festivities.
Visitors may obtain information from the Greater New Orleans Tourist & Convention Commission, (504) 566-5068, and the Greater New Orleans Hotel & Motel Assn., (504) 525-2264.
They may also order the 18th edition of “The Mardi Gras Guide, 1994” from Arthur Hardy Enterprises Inc., P.O. Box 19500, New Orleans, La. 70179. Cost is $5. The 120-page booklet, which includes 53 parade profiles and maps, is the most complete guide available, a commission spokeswoman said.
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