How does City Hall lose millions on Mardi Gras, despite a jump in tax income? Can a $25 rider tax really solve the problem?

America's 250th birthday is getting an early start in New Orleans next week as nearly 3,000 sailors descend to transform the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — International Flavors of Carnaval continues for one final week. A family-friendly version of the famed New Orleans street party continues at Universal Studios Florida. The festival has ...

Several years ago, comedian and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno was chatting with audience members during a standup set at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Barry Kern, CEO of Kern ...

When Ralph Brennan received a call from the renovation contractor at his eponymous New Orleans restaurant, Brennan’s, he was not prepared for the news on the other end of the line. No, there wasn’t an ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles Mardi Gras parades will now take place earlier in the day due to safety concerns. The changes follow violence along the parade route this past Mardi Gras that ...

Mobile’s launch of a new public transit system will include a new brand embracing its Carnival roots. The city on Tuesday announced that starting in July, “Second Line Transit” will be rolling along ...

A Louisiana bill proposing fines and jail time for injurious parade throws has been withdrawn. The bill was filed by Rep. Sylvia Taylor in response to several incidents during New Orleans Mardi Gras ...

On Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, if you're lucky or in the know, you can see a dazzling procession of Mardi Gras Indians, or Black Masking Indians, marching through the streets, resplendent in suits ...

On Super Sunday, a 150-year-old tradition of painstaking craftsmanship is put on display in New Orleans’ streets with suits made of delicate beads and billowing ostrich feathers. On Super Sunday, a ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Lafayette officials often tout the city’s Mardi Gras parades as a family-friendly alternative to the more adult mayhem in New Orleans, and a recent report bears that out. Data ...