Carnival season is in full effect and has been for weeks. Now, it's almost time for Mardi Gras! Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new carnival krewe is making its debut for the 2026 Mardi Gras season. The Mystic Kings Krewe will roll on Jan. 5 to usher in Twelfth Night, the official start of carnival ...

New Orleans officials are promising unprecedented security for Mardi Gras 2025 following the recent Bourbon Street terrorist attack. Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick ...

If you’re planning to either ride in or attend Mardi Gras parades this year ... All parades scheduled to take place in New Orleans on Sunday, Feb. 23 have been postponed. Most were rescheduled ...

LOTS OF SUNSHINE. The New Orleans Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a homicide investigation on Mardi Gras Day. According to police, NOPD arrested a 15-year-old in connection ...

A PAT ON THE BACK AFTER A SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL SEASON IN MARDI GRAS. NO CITY DOES IT BETTER. ONE WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. AS THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS WELCOMED NEARLY A MILLION ...

In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is particularly stark, as member station WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...

New Orleans Saints players rode with the 2,300 members of the Krewe of Tucks as they presented their 57th annual parade on Saturday, March 1 during the 2025 Mardi Gras season. New Orleans Saints ...