Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...

Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

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 ...

(WVUE) - Runners, floats and parade-goers are set to converge ... where they will disband. In New Orleans, most of the city’s Mardi Gras Indians will show off their 2025 suits again on their ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

Accommodating people is an important component of the Mardi Gras spirit, culture, camaraderie and enjoyment. Perhaps New Orleans and surrounding towns could extend its neutral ground ...

Verizon Frontline used drones to support New Orleans Police during Mardi Gras, enhancing safety and situational awareness.

In a controversial showcase, a 'Zulu' parade that takes place during the Mardi Gras in New Orleans in the US, has participants adorned in afro wigs, coconut coloured clothing, fabrics and with ...