Many in New Orleans will be celebrating the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, which was recognized as a federal holiday four years ago.

After midnight on May 16, inmates at the New Orleans city jail forced open the ... convicted of opening fire on a 2018 Fat Tuesday party, killing Jamar Robinson, 26, and Byron Jackson, 21.

The first documentation of Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans dates back to the late 19th century. These were African-American men who paraded on the city streets on Fat Tuesday morning and St ...

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day. The city’s iconic Fat Tuesday parades are adapting to the ...

Fat Tuesday, the grand finale ... Mardi Gras' origins can be traced back to France and Italy, but today, New Orleans is the largest and most famous place for the event. While New Orleans has ...

But before that, the people of New Orleans turn up big time with Mardi Gras, which translates to “Fat Tuesday ... way before any state lines were drawn. It was there that the concept of ...

Webber, a New Orleans native ... while the largest parades happen on Fat Tuesday, according to Webber from Grambling State. Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute ...

This year, March 4 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival season. It's celebrated in New Orleans and around ... of Alabama — the state where Mardi Gras has its earliest ...