NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Friday, February 5, 2016.
Friday, Feb. 5 – Einstein Charter School students celebrate Vietnamese New Year with traditional hat dance, skit, umbrella dance, music and fashion show, 8:30 a.m.
Location: Village De L’Est, 5100 Cannes St., New Orleans.
Friday, Feb. 5 – Royal Sonesta New Orleans hosts its 46th annual Greasing of the Poles, kicking off the French Quarter’s Mardi Gras weekend. This year's theme, 'Let Them Eat King Cake' inspired by the era of Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. Local award-winning actor Bryan Batt serves as master of ceremonies, 10:00 a.m.
Location: 300 Bourbon St., New Orleans.
Friday, Feb. 5 – Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and State Police hold press conference on Mardi Gras security, 5:00 p.m.
Location: Port of New Orleans Building, 1350 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans.
THIS WEEKEND
Saturday, Feb. 6 – Krewe of Endymion Parade, part of New Orleans' annual Mardi Gras celebrations, led by Grand Marshall Doug Thornton, manager of the Superdome, where Pitbull and Steve Tyler perform after the parade.
Location: New Orleans
Sunday, Feb. 7 – New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewe of Bacchus Parade. This year's king is 'Avengers' actor and New Orleans native Anthony Mackie, who becomes the parade's first African-American monarch.
Location: New Orleans
