The heightened police presence in New Orleans during Mardi Gras helped deliver one of the safest Carnival seasons in recent ...

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

Palmerton resident and contributing writer Lynn Shupp brings us a firsthand look from Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, which ...

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some ...

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day ...

While many Americans may know the festival's roots in French culture, the first festival held in the US was in Alabama.

The festivities include parades throughout the historic French Quarter, as revelers eat king cakes and toss green, purple, and gold beads into the crowd. Mardi Gras, which began as a religious ...

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NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season kicked off on January 6 with a rolling party on the city's historic streetcar line and an annual procession honoring Joan of Arc in the French Quarter. Here are the ...

MARDI GRAS IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE, AND WE LOVE PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU. BUT WHILE WE DANCE AND PERFORM, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STAY SAFE. A PLEA COMING FROM NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SCHOOL ...

Make sure to avoid those areas ahead of parade times. As Mardi Gras day nears, accessing the French Quarter will be extra challenging and increased security is expected in the area in the ...