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  2009 - 2010 Main Line Season continues with Black Men of Labor

Pictured: The Banner for the Black Men of labor leads the Main Line Club as the continued down St. Claude

Sunday, September 6, 2009....... The Black Men of Labor Social and Pleasure Club commenced their 24th season as the first major club to parade in the streets of New Orleans.

The club, all men , led by the Fred  Johnson, the current president, moved down St. Claude with two divisions on the route.

 The club starting from Loraine's Jazz  Lounge located on 2600 Martin L. King Jr. Blvd, left the second stop in new basic brown and light khaki shirts with brown bows to augment the suits!

We have totally redone the Second Line section to feature the parade and the home bar, plus other bits of news that are pressing! Go to the second Line section to see more of the parade and more!     

   July 19, 2009 ..... Our research has always been good, we even pride ourselves on it, but we occasionally miss things some times too. So when we get new information, we do what we should, to follow up and act on it! Many websites, students and people depend on us to get it right!

 Mardi Gras Point is much too important, so when someone called and said we had it wrong,  we had  to take the time to investigate and what we found surprised both us and our source! 

Mardi Gras Radio Begins Webcasting!

  Hammond, Louisiana ......... Mardi Gras Radio, threw the switch on Monday, August 31, and began webcasting taped LIVE programming to the Gulf Coast and across the open Internet for the Mardi Gras enthusiast that wanted live shows with a LIVE D.J.

  Even though the station is Live it is using Flash technology to stay on the Air. Some computers are not equipped to handle flash, which is why the station is only using the technique to transmit sounds over the lower net. 

   The real test will come on October 5th, 2009, when the station links it's signal with 365LIVE and begins to utilize more than flash to stream across the globe. 

 The station which is a for profit entity will carry interviews, various tunes and songs with a line to Mardi Gras, plus cover most events across the greater gulf coast.  

Prof. Carl Nivale's Website 

The character and name of Prof. Carl Nivale maybe registered trademarks of Treehouse Players of New Orleans and its owners, but visit the website. You can find part of the site here. 

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                                    A Glimpse of the Life of Henry Alvin Sharpe:

Inventor of the Carnival Doubloon / Poet / Patriot

  Henry Alvin Sharp, was a New Orleans merchant marine ship's captain, and was extremely skilled at fashioning designs, from an art form called intaglio, an engraving or incised figure in stone or other hard material in which the design is depressed below the material so that the impression yields an image in relief.

In 1959, Sharp informed the Rex organization that he had designed some attractive coins known as doubloons that could be minted in aluminum and produced inexpensively in quantities and were safe. Sharp sold Rex on the idea and 83,000 were ordered.

Very little is known outside of the small circle of the Rex Organization, and engravers about town. We were granted an interview by one of his partners in the art. Digest, gives you a brief but telling glimpse into the life of a Carnival Legend.

Young Men Olympia Social Aide & Pleasure Club will Celebrates 125 years of Service

Pictured: The Banner for the Young Men Olympia leads the Main Line Club as they celebrate 125 years!

Sunday, September 14, 2009....... The Young Men Olympia Social Aide and Pleasure Club was set to commenced their 125th season as the oldest club to parade in the streets of New Orleans.

However, dur to rain and incliment weather the parade was put off until the last parade along with their older members on

The club, all men ,is the oldest club in existence today in the city of New Orleans, and will put on the streets, two divisions, along with others on the route.

Coronations Abound As Carnival Activities Begin in Earnest!

 September 1, 2009 ........Hammond, LA.    The level of activity by krewes all across the U.S. Gulf Coast has started to increase as the organizations have begun the process of coronations.

 Here is a run down of a number of royal installments from the clubs that have chosen to forward to us the details of the events.

 First up, Choctaw has installed their Chief Choctaw 2010 - 2011, Guy Laigast and his daughter, Princess Choctaw 2010, Ms. Celest Laigast. They will reign over both the krewe parade and its annual river parade on the Mississippi.

 Other installments are, Krewe of Omega, in Hammond Louisiana, who last Saturday night installed, two prominent Hammond residents. RONNIE AND CATHRYN ROSSIE, were named King and Queen Omega, in the krewe's annual party and coronation dance, Saturday night in a scavenger hunt.

... All hail 2010 Krewe of Gemini in Baton Rouge, King Cliff Poimboeuf and wife 2010 Gemini Queen Donna Poimboeuf crowned Aug. 15 during a glittery Gemini XXI Royalty Coronation.

... Krewe of Centaur 2010 King Shelton Floyd, Centaur 2010 Queen Judy Miller and their court were presented Aug. 15 during the Royalty Coronation, "Welcome to the Carnival" at Riverview Hall, an event overseen by Captain Dana Bridges.

In these tough times, Websites can pull the load!

  August 4, 2009  Organizations that have chosen to stick with tradition and the status Quo have chosen to take the long hard road instead of allowing themselves an easy smooth surface to at least try some new things that can help them in the long run. 

 There are a fistful of dollars that are escaping any krewe with no website! How? Ads! Lost Opportunities! We explain why these guys need to get out here and solicit the businesses for ads and links!

Attention All Organizations!

Annual Call for Coronation Reports and Stories with Photos!

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Membership Tactics: The Need to Keep your Club Active Year around.

July 30, 2009 ......Ponchatoula, LA    In the business of Carnival you have an absolute need to hold on to your membership to keep your club viable. Yet, quite a few clubs go inactive during the time of greatest need .

We point out the obvious reasons you should change that and the not so obvious reasons you should as well.

Are You Waiting for Parade Sponsors?  

August 12, 2009 ..........Hammond, LA.  While it may be a good idea, it is something that in all probability has very little chance of coming into wide acceptance. Here's why!

Club Revenue: Cafe Press a good fit for krewe Merchandise!

July 30, 2009 ......Ponchatoula, LA  Even though your membership is your primary source of club revenue, you should have at the very least 6 additional streams. However, very few clubs go the route of finding more funds for the greatest of needs, parade floats, and balls.

We point out the obvious reasons you should change that and the not so obvious reasons you should as well.

Archives of Mardi Gras Digest can now be viewed !

New Orleans, Louisiana ......We have begun to store our older front web pages, from the past dates. 

  This method will get you to the older articles on the website, and help us keep the new site archives organized.

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New Orleans Carnival   can be found any time of the year! You just have to know where to look. We explore where to Look Understanding Our New Parking Meters!   Understanding how to use New Orleans famous parking meters can save you time and money ! New In Our Travel Section  Ask Marian!  25 years of hospitality experience. Uniquely qualified to be New Orleans only Live Web concierge! Eager to Help.....In the Know!

The 2009 - 2010 Season Calendar is up for the New Season of City Second Lines! 

The season for New Orleans Second Lines is fast approaching! The usual start date is the last Sunday in August with the Valley of the Silent Men, and then the Black Men of labor on Labor Day! Keep up with the parades with Digest Reports of the happenings on the routes! Mardi Gras clubs have gotten a lot smaller, but are on the rebound since we took a hard look after Katrina.

  August 17, 2009 ..........Hammond, LA. Recent changes in the way we do business have made the way we update the site  a more critical operation than in the past.  Because we now charge for commercial ads, businesses need to know when the next update is to be able to get their ads in on time.  

As of August the 17th, 2009, the company has been placed on a two week update to move a bit faster in getting up news and setting deadlines on stories and ad space.

 The effort is to get some serious consistency to the update process. With  other services coming on line soon the website has to be updated more professionally and consistently to approach the new standard.

Update schedule for 2009-2010 :

 Updates will occur on the day specified between 10 a.m. & 9 p.m. to give us time to get last minute news items up and integrated.  

Outside Sales, Interns, and Content Specialist I, 

In other news, the company announced that we will be starting to hire people in the next few weeks. Outside Sales, Interns, and Content Specialist I, are to be added by this winter in order to cover more of the coast and the organizations .

 If you are interested in any of these positions please send your resumes to the address on the contact page.