What route will uptown New Orleans parades take this year?

From the looks of it I say no way that street is ready in time

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Will the street work on Napoleon be complete in time for the parades to roll as normal?

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No way.

I'm guessing just close the neutral ground right there, which would crowd the street side. Probably make Napoleon no ladders at all.
If they don't and the work is still going on, it will be a clusterfrick right there.

Seriously, I think the Army COE said it's not going to be done til 2018.

The parades will line up on Napolean, but on the lake side (North) of st charles.

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Seriously, I think the Army COE said it's not going to be done til 2018.

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Will the street work on Napoleon be complete in time

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Not a chance.. have you been through there lately? It's a mess.

the fact that Napoleon will not even be a place to watch the parade is going to make it a clusterfrick everywhere else to squeeze in the people who usually watch it there.

Would be nice if they would just go up Marengo to St. Charles…that street is wide enough to have parade goers on both sides

Many of the krewes who traditionally lined up on napoleon are starting way back at Mag and Jefferson

I ride uptown but live in Florida. Where is the construction on Napoleon Ave? TIA

The construction is, basically, the length of Napoleon Ave. between the River and Claiborne Avenue. We drove uptown for supper in early November, and again yesterday. The lake side of Napoleon, north of St. Charles Ave. a good bit has been back-filled in the last five weeks. There may not, yet, be thick grass by Mardi Gras, but the neutral ground may well be open, at least up to Freret from Claiborne Ave., maybe even closer to St. Charles.

For the poster who mentioned starting at Magazine and Jefferson, the krewes still have to turn up to get to St. Charles Ave. The construction on the River side of St. Charles Ave. on Napoleon is just ramping up, now, BIG holes/pits, etc. all the way to Magazine St.