Costner headlines Mardi Gras event
Celebrity-watching will be part of the fun as New Orleans begins gearing up for Mardi Gras this weekend.
Kevin Costner will serve as grand marshal of today’s Krewe of Endymion, one of the largest, glitziest parades. He’ll be joined by the Doobie Brothers and Belinda Carlisle, former lead singer of the Go-Go’s.
On Sunday, wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan will reign as king of the Krewe of Bacchus. The rap group Salt-N-Pepa (Cheryl James and Sandy Denton) will ride a float in Monday’s Krewe of Orpheus parade.
“Today” show correspondent Hoda Kotb and weatherman Al Roker will be grand marshals of the Krewe of Argus on Tuesday in suburban Metairie. Also on Mardi Gras (which means Fat Tuesday), clarinetist Pete Fountain will lead a cadre of locals and celebrities for the annual trek of the Half-Fast Marching Club.
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