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 ...

The city is requiring more police officers at parades this year, putting higher costs on smaller, independent krewes vital to ...

In the Presbytère parade, everything – floats, riders, buildings and even spectators – is made of about 35,000 LEGO bricks.

The official 2025 commemorative poster of the Alexandria Mardi Gras Association and a heart that is part of the Alexandria/Pineville Area Visitors & Convention Bureau’s Community HeART Project were ...

EUNICE, La. ( KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left. Susana ...

Next, Neville formed Art Neville and the Neville Sounds with brothers Aaron and Cyril. By 1965, that band morphed into the Meters, which created New Orleans funk. As the house band for Allen Toussaint ...

NEW ORLEANS — Award-winning actress Rutina Wesley will serve as the 2025 Honorary Muse when the Krewe of Muses rolls through Uptown New Orleans on February 27, the all-female Carnival krewe announced ...

Families can join the Baton Rouge Zoo Mardi Gras krewe and see local artists’ works at an ongoing art festival through February.

Whitford said nearly 1,000 vehicle barriers are proposed to keep people across New Orleans safe for Mardi Gras. Whitford said he will be in New Orleans this week to meet with city officials to ...

The Stillwater Public Library and the OSU Museum of Art are hosting a free “Masquerade at the Museum” party for teens in ...

New Orleans' Krewe of Nyades is all about sustainable throws for Mardi Gras, and is collecting new bras for charity during the 2025 Krewe Boheme parade.

Louisiana native Alison Adams is sharing her Cajun culture and traditions of Mardi Gras with an installation at the Beet ...