New Orleans officials said they are prepared for Carnival season with safety as the top priority as Mardi Gras parades get underway.

KREWE OF NEFERTITI PARADE: The all-female social aid and pleasure organization rolls Feb. 1, 1 p.m., in New Orleans East.

We’re just a few weeks into January, and already, we have Mardi Gras events on the Calendar, from the Marigny to the Westbank to Kenner. The very imaginative Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus, ...