We have the Essence Festival, we have Jazz Fest, we have Mardi Gras ... individuals who are clearly mentally unwell.” Aviv said that Interfor had also discovered poor communication and ...

Record snowfall in South Louisiana disrupted travel plans for hundreds of state residents scheduled to fly to Washington DC ...

In the U.S., on Mardi Gras day, outdoor celebrations last until midnight, until party-goers are "asked to clear off the street," according to the French Quarter official website. Is Mardi Gras ...

In the Big Easy, a private waste management firm has been contracted to repurpose equipment that's typically used to clean up Mardi Gras beads and cups to clear snow from the streets. IV Waste ...

Jesters and other characters dressed in the familiar purple, green and yellow tones of Mardi Gras and a float reminiscent of those at New Orleans Carnival parades can be seen passing by in the ...

King’s Mardi Gras Parade rolls at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, and Biloxi’s 12th Night celebration will roll at 5 p.m. on Sunday. After the New Orleans attack that killed 14 people — including ...

“As a born and raised native of the Mardi Gras center of the universe — New Orleans — I look forward to bringing a taste of the Big Easy to the nation's capital,” he said. One of Louisiana ...

A little after the official Mardi Gras holiday, the Bossier Arts Council and the East Bank District are throwing one last big event.

Mardi Gras is sort of a moveable feast, and we’re in for a couple of big swings. For 2025, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4, three weeks later than 2024’s Feb. 13 date. How much of a difference ...

While folks in New Orleans claim they started the tradition of Mardi Gras in the U.S., historians say French colonists began celebrating the festival not long after first spotting Mobile Bay in 1699.

OCEAN SPRINGS: Ocean Springs Elks & Krewe Unique Parade, 1 p.m. BILOXI: GCCA Annual 5K Run for the Beads, 8:45 a.m., check-in starts at the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Office (792-A Howard ...