Mardi Gras 2026



Endymion Parade

Saturday, March 1st   Starts at 4:00 pm.

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Streetcar Detours

Travel toward Downtown will end at Valence & St Charles and return Uptown from there. Shuttle will transport riders the rest of the way Downtown.
Will not operate.
Will not operate.

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Bus Detours

Regular route until 3pm.
After 3, route will end Downtown at Lasalle & Tulane Ave Bus will leave Downtown taking Gravier to N Claiborne to regular route.
Regular route until 3pm.
After 3, the route to Downtown will end at Iberville. 
The bus will leave Downtown taking a U-turn to N Rampart to the regular route.
Will end at Camp and Poydras.
There will be no service from Delgado Community College to the Cemeteries Transit Center. The bus will end at the Cemeteries Transit Center.
Regular route until 3pm. 
Buses will service to Iberville St at N Rampart. 
No service from Iberville to Main Library Hub.
Regular route until 3pm.
From 3 pm onward, the route will end downtown at Basin and Iberville and begin an outbound trip from there.
Regular service to 3pm.
Buses from Lower 9th Ward will end at N Galvez St and Bienville St. Buses will travel outbound from Bienville St to Esplanade.
Regular service to 3pm.
Beginning at 3 pm, traveling to Downtown, buses will take I-10 to Claiborne Ave exit, right on Tulane Ave to Main Library.
Outbound bus will reverse inbound route.
Regular service to 3pm.
Beginning at 3 pm, traveling to Downtown, buses will take I-10 to Claiborne Ave exit, right on Tulane Ave to Main Library.
Outbound bus will reverse inbound route.
Route will start and end at Union Passenger Terminal (UPT) on Loyola.

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Bus Detours with Split Routes

Downtown: Buses will service from Bienville St and N Broad until the parade clears Broad Ave & Canal.
Uptown: Early parade: No service from Baronne to Tchoupitoulas. Evening parade: Shuttle service will operate from Napoleon & Tchoupitoulas to Banks & S Broad.
Downtown: Buses will service from Gentilly Walmart to Beauregard Circle.
Uptown: Buses stop at Carrollton and Banks.
Downtown: Buses will service to Basin at Iberville.
Uptown: Buses will stop at Main Library (Loyola & Common). They will not service other stops in the CBD.

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