New Orleans City Council on Thursday gave Endymion special permission to reschedule the parade for Tuesday if heavy rains move in early on Saturday. According to city ordinance, no parade scheduled to roll after Wednesday can reschedule. Endymion has rolled on the Saturday before Mardi Gras for 35 years. It has never been rained out. Endymion has 27 super-floats, including eight tandem floats.
Winds pose a greater danger than rain because floats can tip over.
If heavy rains and winds rule out the early roll on Saturday, Endymion would roll uptown on Fat Tuesday, after the trucks parade. That means a start time of about 3 p.m., late in the day for weary revelers. Endymion is usually on the road for about four hours. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.