Many take photos by it and it’s a fun entrance to Mardi Gras events on Galveston Island, but you do you know the history behind Galveston’s iconic Mardi ...

Johnson explained its origins in a 1985 Times-Picayune interview. He said his friend Frank Miller helped inspire him. “He gave me the lines about the Green Room and the Plaza. They were bars near the ...

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 ...