Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- is reaching its conclusion on the Gulf Coast.
Remember Saffron? Here's what happened to the pet opossum that was confiscated by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officers during Mardi Gras 2024
Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers will jam the French Quarter as more parades roll in New Orleans’ suburbs, other Louisiana cities, and all along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.
The satirical Krewe of Lafcadio marches through the French Quarter, inspired by cuisine, literature and a dose of dysfunction. As usual, New Orleans restaurant chefs will reign as monarchs.
Ask savvy New Orleanians where they shop for antiques, and you'll hear mentions of suburbs and less famous neighborhoods. Here’s where locals go for some of the best antiques in New Orleans.
More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.
This comes ahead of the first big weekend of parades, as well as the recently granted SEAR 1 rating for Mardi Gras.
Carnival’s 2025 finale. Even though we’re in the final stretch of Mardi Gras season, there are still more than 100 parades rolling over the next several days across the Capital Region and beyond. Whether you want to participate in a chicken run,
Special to the American Press Louisiana State Troopers are preparing for the busy Carnival season and assisting across the state. The celebration is expected to draw large crowds to the French Quarter and surrounding metro areas.
After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans, as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT
Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.