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Welcome to the Blue Sky for Grand Marshal Marty Graw. A familiar and colorful figure during New Orleans Carnival Celebrations on WWL-TV and official Culture Bearer for the City of New Orleans.
Yay and thank you, we did. Hope you did as well.
Come and join @gmmartygraw.bsky.social and I at today's Mardi Paws Parade in Covington, LA! Today's parade raises funds for animal welfare orgs in St. Tammany Parish!
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Had a wonderful time once again heading over to the Northshore for the annual Mardi Paws parade in Covington!
🐾 Mardi Paws, The Northshore’s premier pup parade rolls through downtown Covington this coming Sunday, Feb 22 at 2PM! 🎭
Grand Marshal Marty Graw & Professor Carl Nivale look forward to be with and assist with the wonderful work they do through ScottsWish.org
MardiPaws.com 💩
Okay y'all... you know you watch, and you know you need this bingo card for tomorrow night's live broadcast of the meeting of the courts!
For those of you curious as to why we have Lundi Gras today and Mardi Gras tomorrow...
So, what would you say about all four of my Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA costuming segments on WWLTV with Grand Marshal Marty Graw put together as one essay viewing experience? (It's all rhetorical, the link is below...)
Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCK1...
Here ya go, part four and the finale of my Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA costuming segments with Grand Marshal Marty Graw - "Get It Tagethuh"!
Happy Carnival!!!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFQD...
Here ya go, part four and the finale of my Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA costuming segments with Grand Marshal Marty Graw - "Get It Tagethuh"!
Happy Carnival!!!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFQD...
Help me celebrate over 20 years of costuming segments and fun by tuning into the WWLTV live morning news broadcast tomorrow to see Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA costuming tips and ideas shared over the past 3 weeks finally "pulled tagethuh" as ensembles, and more!
Happy Carnival!!!
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Controversy erupts as members of Float 10 in the Krewe of Carrollton parade are removed from the route after intentionally throwing large bags of beads at police. Thanks to our friends at @nolanews.bsky.social for this story.
#Carnival2026 #MardiGras2026
Today, Grand Marshal Marty Graw and Professor Carl Nivale march in Mystic Krewe of Barkus New Orleans with their flower canes!
Hope to see a lot of friends out on the route to support the wonderful pups and their parents and this worthy cause.
Happy Carnival!!! 💜💛💚
You would think after well over 20 years on WWLTV that that was the only station I appeared on with costume ideas and segments... oh, nay, nay. I've appeared on all New Orleans stations and channels over the years, with this video being from WGNO and filmed in our place on Frenchmen Street in 2012!
Here ya go, Episode Three of Grand Marshal Marty Graw's Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA "Mardi with Marty", Accessories! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tN2...
Who's tuning in tomorrow between 8-9am for Grand Marshal Marty Graw's third Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA costuming segment? Tomorrow is "Accessories", leading up to next week's Finale Ultimo- "Get It Tagethuh"!!!
Happy Carnival!!!
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Here's a great link to all manner of Carnival History Goodness! I can't even go into it all here, just click and surf through everything they have online, it's an astounding amount of or New Orleans Carnival History to be enjoyed!
Getting some wonderful responses from all over to the "Mardi with Marty" segments over on WWLTV's Tuesday morning news broadcasts. There's only two more to go before we live broadcast on the Big Day itself- Mardi Gras! So tune in, Happy Carnival and Keep On Creating!!!
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Tis the season for Revelry and Remembrance.
Here's another WWLTV "Eye on Carnival" segment I did with my wonderful dear friend, Frank Davis, among so many others.
This unique segment dealt with the humongous Doubloon collection I inherited from my father Charles.
Happy Carnival!
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Here we go with week two of "Mardis with Marty"! This week Grand Marshal Marty Graw's Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA segment is Masques, and other Carnival facial coverings. Hope you're creating some wonderful Mardi Gras Magic of your own!
Happy Carnival!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-FW...
#ICYMI Here's the second of four editions of "Mardis with Marty" on @wwltv-mirror.bsky.social with @gmmartygraw.bsky.social
#Carnival2026 #MardiGras2026 #OurCarnivalHeritage
Tune in tomorrow morning to WWLTV's morning news broadcast as I continue my annual Grand Marshal Marty Graw's Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA costuming idea segments!
This week's focus shall be "Masques"!
So tune in tomorrow morning & every tuesday morning for "Mardis with Marty"!
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Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA is creating all sorts of magic wonderful folks this Carnival season.
Contact us and let's see if that magical something can be realized for you!
Watch Grand Marshal Marty Graw's "Mardis with Marty" costuming segments every Tuesday morning between 8-9am on WWL-TV!
Watch Grand Marshal Marty Graw and his new series "Mardis with Marty," every Tuesday on @wwltv-mirror.bsky.social throughout #Carnival2026 & #MardiGras2026 !
#OurCarnivalHeritage
Follow Marty on FB & IG @grandmarshalmartygraw,
& Bluesky @gmmartygraw.bsky.social
Reveleers, we all need to remember the good things in life; like Carnival and Mardi Gras in the Gulf South! Let's flood Bluesky with images of our Carnival revelry, and the importance of #OurCarnivalHeritage!
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The 1st of 4 Grand Marshal Marty Graw/Simply Stunning Designs - NOLA "Mardis with Marty" live morning news broadcast segments!
Today's theme is Headpieces.
Next week is Masques.
The week after's theme is Accessories and the 4th week's theme is Get It Tagethuh! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSbO...
Tomorrow morning's live WWLTV News Broadcast begins the first of four Tuesdays, or as we call it, Mardis in a row of... "Mardis with Marty"!
This year, my annual costuming segment expands to four segments across the four weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, as I celebrate over 20 years on WWL-TV.
Tomorrow morning, watch the new Carnival series from @gmmartygraw.bsky.social on @wwltv-mirror.bsky.social Louisiana Morning News! The Grand Marshal celebrates twenty years on the Morning Show with this weekly series of costuming ideas, every Tuesday through #MardiGras2026!
#OurCarnivalHeritage
Mardi Paws, The Northshore’s premier pup parade rolls through downtown Covington — Sunday, Feb 22 at 2PM!
Grand Marshal Marty Graw & Professor Carl Nivale look forward once again to support the amazing people who assist with the wonderful work they do through ScottsWish.org
MardiPaws.com
February 13th, Bosom Buddies & Breast Friends takes to the Quarter for their annual parade. And as always, Grand Marshal Marty Graw & Professor Carl Nivale march with them! So if you are in the Quarter on that jam packed amazing day, do make sure to look for us, it's sure to be a hoot as always!
The Mystic Krewe of Barkus New Orleans is back in green and pink.
Join this wonderful Krewe along with Grand Marshal Marty Graw and Professor Carl Nivale on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 1 p.m. for the 33rd annual Barkus Parade in the French Quarter.
Registration is now open at kreweofbarkus.org .