But when the Mardi Gras floats return to their garages at the end of the celebrations, the festival scene in New Orleans and ...

“Houma has one of the largest Mardi Gras celebrations in Louisiana. You’ll find that a Houma Mardi Gras is full of Cajun ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a legal holiday since 1875, featuring numerous festivities leading up to the main event. Celebrations include family-friendly parades, quirky goods, and animal-dedicated ...

HOUMA, La. — This carnival season, two Mardi Gras floats caught fire in Houma while on the route. Fire officials fear it could happen again and be much worse if the rules aren't changed.

Two floats caught fire during Mardi Gras parades in Houma, Louisiana, prompting safety concerns and calls for stricter regulations. The fires, potentially caused by pyrotechnic machines or ...

Louisiana’s Bayou Country is no stranger to “passin’ a good time” throughout the Carnival season! Houma and the surrounding areas are well-prepared for the Fat Tuesday revelry, and they ...

Similar celebrations are held across Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. And other lavish Carnival celebrations in ...

UPDATE, 3/14/25, 4:30 P.M.:Mamou Mardi Gras shooting suspect, Tre’land Castille, 19, has been transferred from Montgomery County, Texas back to Louisiana. Castille will be extradited to the St.

The magic of Mardi Gras comes alive every year in a parish known as Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou. Thirty-five miles south of New Orleans, in Lafourche Parish, locals and visitors come together to ...

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood ...

The 2025 Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place during Mardi Gras 2025 on March 2, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Meanwhile, officials in Jefferson Parish ...