Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give ...

New Orleans residents had a full carnival experience on Bourbon Street this past weekend before Fat Tuesday. Watch the video ...

The Bunch Club and its annual dance were established in 1917. It was largely formed by Pullman Porters as another avenue for ...

For bakeries in New Orleans, the first few months of the year are among the busiest. As the rest of the country stares down ...

King Zulu Rodney Paul Mason and his wife and Queen Kristen Bonds Mason hope their reign inspires young boys and girls to aim high.

Despite predictions of strong winds on Mardi Gras morning, the Zulu and Rex parades are still set to roll at 8 a.m. and 10:30 ...

In neighboring Jefferson Parish, there are approximately 7,500 hotel rooms.“This is our big weekend, so Friday and Saturday are very strong. We anticipate ending the weekend, but about 95% hotel ...

Hold onto your hats and costumed headpieces on Fat Tuesday – winds between 35 mph and 50 mph are expected all day.

Hundreds of thousands filled the streets in New Orleans over the weekend for several parades leading up to Mardi Gras.

In 1980, the Krewe of Bacchus delighted crowds with their uniquely detailed parade floats. Inspired by aquatic explorer ...

Carnival Season -- marked by a weekslong pre-Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- is reaching its conclusion on ...

Between the good food and the back-to-back parades, Joey Gray says it helped him learn what Mardi Gras is all about. “We got alligator bites. We had the jambalaya. We had hurricanes. So good. Good ...