The city born to celebrate is decked out in purple -- green -- and gold! The Downtown streets may be empty now -- but come Friday evening (Valentine’s Day) -- they’ll be filled with thousands of ...

New Orleans erupts into a dazzling display of parades, music, and revelry for Mardi Gras. Known as "Fat Tuesday," this celebration marks the final day before Lent and is so deeply ingrained in ...

Scrim, New Orleans' infamous escape artist dog, is being honored by multiple Mardi Gras krewes, including Muses and Barkus.

You saw Soul Queen Irma Thomas sing with Mick Jagger at Jazz Fest last spring. Now, you’ll see a statue of the Crescent City ...

The Town of Farmerville held their yearly Mardi Gras Parade. Gathering the town together down N. Main Street, people enjoyed ...

When VICE Media wanted to film a Mardi Gras documentary, they looked for the most community-oriented, grass roots, fun ...

This Carnival Season, the New Orleans Office of Resilience & Sustainability is again partnering with New Orleans & ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - An LSU researcher has created Mardi Gras beads that sprout into flowers when planted in soil. Even better, ...

Catch beads and fun throws at Mardi Gras parades in the Baton Rouge area. This year, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4. In early ...

The Super Bowl host committee is throwing a first-of-its-kind strut, where floats will ride through the French Quarter.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mardi Gras is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, and a large amount of that is from throws. Nelson Maddox, owner of Parties Start Here in Baton Rouge provides ...

Saturday, the streets of the historic district in DeFuniak springs were filled with the music, food, and festivities of Mardi ...