Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service rolls Aug. 18 between New Orleans and Mobile, bringing passengers to the attractions, shops and restaurants in cities along Mississippi’s Gulf ...

For months, the Krewe of Oshun and float builder Jack Rizzuto have been at odds. Rizzuto claims he was never fully paid for ...

Yes, Mardi Gras is celebrated every year with the exception of 2021, when New Orleans parades were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mardi Gras festivities in 2025 are already set in New ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans may look a little different for 2025 Carnival season thanks to a few new rules passed by city officials — but no worries, the party will still go on in full force.

Race Against Time' looks at the effect of the 2005 disaster. Director Traci A. Curry spoke to Newsweek about the importance ...

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.

Mardi Gras is the third big test for New Orleans since the horrific Jan. 1 truck-ramming and shooting rampage on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter was allegedly carried out by a 42-year-old U.S ...

The first Mardi Gras festival in what is now the U.S. may have taken place on March 3, 1699 where New Orleans was founded, Mardi Gras New Orleans says, but other think it began in 1703 in Mobile ...

M ardi Gras has been synonymous with New Orleans for well over a century: this year’s celebration, on Tuesday, marks the 160th anniversary of the city’s first parade. But Mardi Gras, sometimes ...

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 ...

Louisiana turned 300 this year and I expected Mardi Gras to reflect that with an over-the-top celebration. The history in New Orleans is richer than you can ever imagine. Whether a local or just ...

Mardi Gras parades are back in New Orleans after a pandemic hiatus. And over the last week and a half, the city's beloved high school bands have returned to the streets.