The French Opera House was a popular venue for Mardi Gras balls in the late 1800s. See where balls are hosted today.

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Mardi Gras parades across the Greater New Orleans area were canceled on Sunday due to severe weather.

Some Mardi Gras krewes are rescheduling their parades set to roll this Sunday due to forecasted rain. On Friday, Feb. 21, the ...

Predictions of rain for Sunday, Feb. 23, has led to cancellations and rescheduling of parades. In New Orleans, all parades ...

Krewe of King Arthur is one of the largest co-ed Mardi Gras krewes in New Orleans. The krewe makes their own floats and ...

It was a barking good time at Galatoire’s Friday morning, Feb. 21, at the traditional lunch for the Krewe of Barkus.

The city is requiring more police officers at parades this year, putting higher costs on smaller, independent krewes vital to ...

The City of New Orleans is gearing up for the first big weekend of Carnival parades. Two dozen parades will roll starting ...

The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale is the first krewe founded by African American women for African American women, but all women are welcome. This year's parade theme is "I'm Every Woman". Here is the ...

New Orleans’ only Mardi Gras parade dedicated to celebrating all those who serve our country, the Legion of Mars, will ...

This means that the weekend when the major New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will be taking place is on the last weekend of ...

Parades in New Orleans, and all across South Louisiana ... On Friday, Feb. 28, the Mardi Gras parades will kick off at 11:30 ...