What is a krewe? And why do we eat king cake? Knowing these essential Mardi Gras facts will make the celebration all the more ...

Don't forget the desserts in your Mardi Gras spread! From king cake to beignets and bread pudding to bananas foster, Food & ...

Parades in New Orleans, and all across South Louisiana, celebrating Mardi Gras first started on Twelfth Night, which was on Jan. 6. However, the biggest parades this Mardi Gras season will be ...

When you start seeing King Cakes, jester masks, colorful beads and Cajun-inspired dishes, it must be Mardi Gras. Where to ...

Fat Tuesday, which is Mardi Gras Day, marks the last day of Carnival Season, and this day falls on March 4 this year. This means that the weekend when the major New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will ...

Officials with NOLA Public Schools held a news conference Thursday urging the community to follow Mardi Gras etiquette for the safety of students involved in parades. The appeal for student safety ...

No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the ...

New Orleans' Mardi Gras festival has been in full swing since Jan. 6 with revelers whooping it up ahead of the Lenten season, which is just weeks away. The Louisiana city's final celebration takes ...

The city began financially supporting float parades like Rex to inspire more tourism and bring more people to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Nivale said, but there's still the question of the people ...

The storm impacted several major cities, including Houston, Jacksonville and New Orleans, which is preparing for the Super Bowl in February and Mardi Gras in March. New Orleans resident Corice ...

NEW ORLEANS, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Louisiana is providing shelter and services to around 170 homeless people from New Orleans' highest density areas as the city prepares to host Sunday's Super Bowl ...