When millions of people tuned in to Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, they were treated to a New Orleans cultural spectacular during pregame. Why it matters: You didn't know "America the Beautiful" could be such a bop,

Super Bowl LIX opened with a bang. Before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles hit the field at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday (Feb. 9), Lady Gaga performed her Top Gun tune “Hold My Hand” surrounded by rapt revelers on the city’s infamous Bourbon Street.

The thousands of football fans streaming into New Orleans this week for Super Bowl LIX are in for an extra treat. On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., a Mardi Gras-style parade, complete with 18 floats, bands, dance groups and flying beads, will roll through the heart of the city in celebration of Sunday’s big game.

Explore Mardi Gras 2025 in New Orleans with a guide to parades, food, and daiquiri spots as festivities run through March 4.

New Orleans is known for hosting Mardi Gras parades and other major events, and the Super Bowl is back in the city for the first time in 12 years. Several NFL media members have enjoyed their stay in New Orleans ahead of Super Bowl 59 and made social media posts calling for the city to host the big game more frequently.

Louisiana is providing shelter and services to around 170 homeless people from New Orleans' highest density areas as the city prepares to host Sunday's Super Bowl and conclude Mardi Gras next month. At the direction of Governor Jeff Landry,

A New Year’s Day terrorist attack killed 14 people, rattled the city and prompted government officials to enhance the security precautions for the upcoming events.

Football fans in New Orleans were treated to a first of its kind Super Bowl Mardi Gras parade Shortsighted actions can have big-time consequences for retired workers. Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.

Never a city short on color, New Orleans has been looking positively brightly adorned in recent days, as the city undergoes its makeover for Super Bowl LIX.