After a longer than normal cold snap that saw a record blizzard, the galactic gods were smiling on New Orleans Saturday evening, bestowing beautiful weather for the Intergalactic Krewe of. With well over 100 krewes,

A group of Tupelo residents gathered at the home of Brent and Meredith Martin on Wednesday evening to reveal the costumes they'd assembled for an upcoming trip to New Orleans, Louisiana. They're set to participate in a parade hosted by the Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus — a Mardi Gras parade organization with a name that combines Chewbacca,

The parade will start at St. Claude at Franklin, go down the river side of St. Claude, turn left onto Elysian Fields and go down the French Quarter side of Elysian Fields, turn right on Decatur St and continue along Decatur to end at N. Peters at Conti St.