The annual carnival comes in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes ...

More during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped when onlookers noticed that the stone pedestal, which had once held a bronze statue dedicated ...

Even though Bacchus seemed to roll *** little bit later than expected, there was no decrease in enthusiasm when His Majesty Bacchus the 12th, Pete Fountain, New Orleans goodwill ambassador to the ...

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

If you've ever been to a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, then you're probably familiar with the sea of unwanted beads, flashing toys and plastic packaging left in the wake of the last float to ...

FILE - Maurice Lightfoot, a member of 'The Tramps,' the oldest unit of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, a historic New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe, participates in King's Day festivities in New ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A Mardi Gras float created a traffic headache Tuesday (Feb. 25) afternoon. A tractor pulling the float was tipped onto its side on US 90 West at the Tchoupitoulas Exit.

In Mardi Gras' early days in Louisiana, the differences in the city and rural towns weren't so stark. Between 1700 and 1800s, most celebrations in New Orleans were just rowdy parties, so much so ...

SHE FEELS A DEEP CONNECTION TO NEW ORLEANS. AND DESPITE THE DISTANCE, SHE HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO CAPTURING THE ESSENCE OF MARDI GRAS. MY SPIRIT IS TRANSPORTED, AND I THINK THE PERSPECTIVE AND ...