Meet Wes Samms, the master of ceremonies behind the City of Trees Parade—one of Sacramento’s biggest, loudest and most joyful ...

The good times will undoubtedly roll when Mardi Gras-themed festivities take over the Bradley Pavilion at the Marcus ...

While the students are the ones leading the charge during practice, it all happens under the watchful eye of Band Director Lee Hicks.

Much of that is thanks to band Director Marvin Haywood. "We were always taught family over everything," said Alexander Thomas, Senior Drum Major. "We were brought up as a band family so when ...

The Marching Crusaders band program serves youth aged nine to 14 from low-income ... 1,400 bus journeys and supplies up to 200 instruments for student use free of charge. “Mardi Gras is special and ...

While each school is different, there is an immense sense of pride instilled in each one of these band programs and that is the common thread. Carrie Underwood To Perform At Trump Inauguration ...

Set after “The Princess and the Frog,” it stars Princess Tiana and her gator friend Louis searching for a Mardi Gras band. It opened at Magic Kingdom in June 2024 and at Disneyland in November. Watch ...

During Harrison’s time as police chief, a drunken driver plowed into Mardi Gras parade-goers in 2017, injuring 28 people. New Orleans hosted multiple Super Bowls during Harrison’s career at ...

The Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, begins on January 6th and ends on March 4th, 2025. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily ...

St. Louis, named after French royalty and once dubbed 'The Paris of the West,' celebrates Mardi Gras with grandeur, especially in the Soulard neighborhood, named after the city's founder, Antoine ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Gov. Jeff Landry plan to ask President Joe Biden for federal help to increase security for the city's Mardi Gras celebrations in the wake of the deadly ...