Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

A powerful low pressure area will pass through the South late on Fat Tuesday as revelers celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Mardi Gras morning should be okay for attending any parades around the Baton Rouge area or in New Orleans before showers and ...

The Louisiana State Police are holding a news conference Friday ahead of the Mardi Gras weekend. Troopers will be assisting the New Orleans Police Department to secure parade routes and the French ...

For much of the world, Mardi Gras and Carnival season bring to mind colorful beads, grand balls and decked-out floats. But deep in the heart of some Louisiana small towns, revelers take joy in a ...

Similar celebrations are held across Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. And other lavish Carnival celebrations in ...

The earliest recorded Mardi Gras celebration in Southwest Louisiana was in 1882. However, the festivities died down soon after as Southwest Louisianans would face hard times, a reflection of what the ...