Amtrak has announced its new Mardi Gras Service passenger rail along the Gulf Coast. Trains will run to and from Louisiana. Here's what to know.

Easter is over, but Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, Mobile, and four towns between them on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

In addition to connecting New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, Amtrak hopes the new service will expand tourism in several Gulf ...

Agreements have been reached for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New ...

Is there room for a new Mardi Gras parade that rolls a day before the start of the traditional Carnival season? The leaders ...

Even domestic travel carries its own consequences; just look at the tons of trash left in New Orleans after Mardi Gras or the ...

The federal government has quietly updated its online travel advice to remind Canadians to "expect scrutiny" from border patrol officers if they travel to the United States. A website with ...

In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is particularly stark, as member station WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...

Three people were shot at Davis' Community Park on Saturday as crowds gathered in the city for Picnic Day, police said.

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New Orleans' most famous street could soon see sweeping changes if city leaders follow through on bold new safety recommendations after a New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 and injured dozens.