In episode 15 of the Expert Advice Before Your First Time Series we’re lucky to be joined by Bobbi Mannino, the Public Relations Director for MardiGrasNewOrleans.com, a 5th generation local New Orleanian, with over 45 years of experience working in the tourism industry for the city of New Orleans.

Bobbi has helped both locals and tourists alike to make the most of their time at Mardi Gras for decades now, and has some fantastic advice to share as a result.

One of the most famous things New Orleans is known for is Mardi Gras. Carnival time in New Orleans is an incredible celebration laced in hundreds of years of tradition, and full of parades, balls, music, and celebrations like no other.