It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the ...

The official start date for Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is Monday, Aug. 18. Amtrak plans to celebrate the start of the service with an inaugural train that will operate on Aug. 16, inviting public ...

Tickets are now available for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New ...

Press events held today from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans have filled in more details on the launch of two daily round trips ...

Mobillians are weighing in on Amtrak’s return to the Gulf Coast now that we know when service will start and how much it’ll ...

The heat is taking a toll on Alabamians across the state. Pets and wildlife are struggling as well. Here are expert tips to ...

The route links up to service in Chicigo. Photo courtesy Amtrrak April 25 (UPI) -- Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called " Mardi Gras Service." ...

In fact, the first openly gay carnival krewe, or group that participates in Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, joined the annual parade as early as 1950, though it had been operating underground ...

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in detritus. A team lead by IV Waste is tasked with cleaning up much of the ...

See photos of 2025 Mardi Gras in New Orleans The Kewe of Zulu parade rolls down St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 4, 2025.

NEW ORLEANS — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday, a ...