We're devoting the rest of the day to Mardi Gras and that GREAT Cajun music!

It is Mardi Gras on the streets of New Orleans which means here on the frozen streets of Jersey City, Hoboken, and New York City we can warm up with some of that great Cajun music.

The best to our long lost New Orleans correspondent Ms. Oddzymandias, this one's for you sweetie. The Balfa Brothers with 'The Acadian Two-Step'

Welcome to Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras 2011

Oh we'll have a lot of fun today celebrating the great cajun culture down Louisiana way as we do every Fat Tuesday. Hopefully our N'awlins reporter Ms. Oddzymandias will favor us with pictures, video and fun from her hometown today.

We'll kick it off with the Balfa Brothers and 'Les Veuves de la Coulee'

It's your Super Bowl Sunday open thread

Seriously, you can't expect any of us in the office today with a 43º day and here it is 11 AM and that pre-game show for the 6:30 PM game should be kicking off any minute. If you want to use this thread for trash talk, to comments on those fine Chevrolet ads, talk about your annoyance with FOX announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman (Maybe AIkman will cry on the air as he announced he's getting a divorce this week). Maybe you'd just like to drop by and make a bold prediction as to which decade the Browns will actually make a Super Bowl. Have fun today, share a recipe or two and since our intrepid reporter Oddzymandias is from our New Orleans office, here's a huge moment for her last year and something to get you jacked up for the game:

Here's a look from our intrepid New Orleans correspondent Ms. Oddzymandias of yesterday's Rex Mardi Gras parade

Beautiful floats and we thank you for the rights to show the pics Oddzy!

You know the routine by now, click for a bigger image

With all the hoopla about the New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans we bring you a Mardi Gras webcam

The Jersey City Desk's New Orleans intrepid correspondent Ms. Oddzy told us there is a webcam up and running so you can watch the Mardi Gras parades that go on all time of day with all sizes of processions. Throw some Balfa Brothers on and get your Mardi Gras on.

We have a very special treat for you this morning, live video from yesterday's Rex Parade in New Orleans

Johnny's good friend, and intrepid New Orleans resident and reporter Oddzymandias has some video from yesterday's Rex Parade from Mardi Gras. These are great clips and we certainly thank Oddzymandias for sharing them. Don't these clips make you wanna plan a trip down there and sip some hurricanes and eat some gumbo? Sure, next year for Mardi Gras but really anytime. It sure shows New Orleans isn't gonna let a little water stop them from having a good time any old time during the year. Nawlins is back!

Grab some beads as they get tossed party cats and kittens!

Rex, His Captain, and the Corps Band-Rex Parade 09


Calliope, Aztec Float & Walker Band-Rex Parade 09


Red Dove & Band-Rex Parade 09


Float A=Rex Parade 09