Our attention turns to Mardi Gras. Balls and parades are right around the corner. We start with a little Carnival history. Dave Elliott stopped by the Coastal Mardi Gras Museum to talk with museum ...

The krewe will be tossing 250 different kinds of throws, more than $3 million worth, including many that can be used and reused year-round.

Assistant Band Director John Walker Jr. said working with the students, selecting songs, and composing the music they perform, only adds to their sound.

Shaquille O'Neal will reign as Bacchus for the parade this year. The parade rolls on Sunday, March 2 at 5:15 p.m.

No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the ...

Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

The city born to celebrate is decked out in purple -- green -- and gold! The Downtown streets may be empty now -- but come Friday evening (Valentine’s Day) -- they’ll be filled with thousands of ...

New Orleans erupts into a dazzling display of parades, music, and revelry for Mardi Gras. Known as "Fat Tuesday," this celebration marks the final day before Lent and is so deeply ingrained in ...

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

A Krewe du Vieux subkrewe titled “Drips and Discharges” reportedly plans to make the internationally famous pooch the ...

The official 2025 commemorative poster of the Alexandria Mardi Gras Association and a heart that is part of the Alexandria/Pineville Area Visitors & Convention Bureau’s Community HeART Project were ...