The Mardi Gras season is kicking off this weekend with several major parades across Louisiana. Spanish Town Parade: Saturday at 12 p.m. in Baton Rouge Krewe of Endymion: Saturday at 4 p.m. in Mid-City ...

Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

Easter is a week away, ending 40 days of repentance and fasting for Christians known as Lent. In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is ...

Mardi Gras in Galveston Mardi Gras! Galveston is the grand celebration in the Houston area. Festivities will take place on the island Feb. 21 through March 4. It will be the 114th celebration of ...

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 ...

THAT’S WHEN VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS BLOCK ROADWAYS. STATE POLICE SAY ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON MARDI GRAS DAY ON CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY. THEY ALSO SAY SOME OF THE ARRESTS ESCALATED INTO ...