WELCOME
TO NEW ORLEANS Home of the 2008 NCAA/BCS National
Championship Bowl Game
The
Allstate BCS National Championship Game January 7, 2008
Louisiana Superdome
vs.
LSU Tigers
#2
(11-2)
Ohio St. Buckeyes #1
(11-1)
Allstate
BCS National Championship Game Fan Fest Don’t miss
the excitement of the Allstate BCS National
Championship Fan Fests. Activities include
football skill contests, team pep rallies,
souvenir photos with the game trophies,
prize giveaways and more!
Location: Downtown (Parking
lot adjacent to Jax Brewery)
Dates & Times: Jan.
5-6 Noon-6:00 p.m. & Jan. 7
Noon – end the game
BUY
YOUR TICKETS FOR
THE ALLSTATE BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Allstate BCS National Championship Game
Fan Jam Get
to the dome early for a first-rate tailgate
party to be held on the plaza level, gate
C area, outside the Louisiana Superdome.
The party begins 3 hours before kickoff
and lasts until the game begins. Fan Jam
features food, interactive games and entertainment,
including special appearances by both schools’
bands and cheerleading squads. Free for
fans of all ages.
Mardi
Gras begins January 6
with the arrival of the Phunny Phorty
Phellows to
Herald the arrival of the Carnival Season.
THE ROUTE OF THE GENERALS- BEAUREGARD
TO NAPOLEON
A route never before traveled
by streetcar and likely never will be
traveled again.
On the
Eve of the BCS National Championship Football
game in New Orleans, the Phunny Phorty
Phellows take to the streets to Herald
the arrival of the 2008 Mardi Gras season
to all parts of the Cresent City from
Historic Mid-City, The CBD, and Uptown
by traversing the Canal and St. Charles
Streetcar lines. The path taken by the
group this year is the longest route by
any Carnival Organization in New Orleans.
Because
the Phellows’ traditional St. Charles
streetcar path is still undergoing repair,
the group will break precedent on Sunday
January 6 and begin their ride at Beauregard
Circle on N. Carrollton near City Park
down Canals St. and up the recently reopened
section on the St. Charles streetcar line
in what is now being called THE ROUTE
OF THE GENERALS.
The costumed
and masked krewe will assemble on the
neutral ground in front of City Park (at
North Carrollton next to Beaureguard Circle)
at 6:30pm and will board the streetcar
at 7pm sharp.
The Phellows
are an historic Mardi Gras organization
that first took to the streets 1878 through
1898. They were known for their satirical
parades and today¹s krewe members’
costumes often reflect topical themes.
The group was revived in 1981.
One Carnival
historian has referred to the organization
as the “Dessert of Carnival.”
