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

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 ...

Students at multiple Shreveport schools got to enjoy festive Mardi Gras fun on Friday (Feb. 28). Turner Elementary students ...

During New Orleans’ festival season, people say, “Laissez les bons temps rouler” — or “Let the good times roll.” And, sure enough, Mardi Gras, and the carnival that leads up to it, is a big rolling ...

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 ...

The incessant checking of weather apps has begun to determine what the weather could be like for Endymion, Bacchus and Mardi Gras day. History could help inform us, and the National Weather ...

The French brought this tradition to North America in the early 18th century, first establishing Mardi Gras celebrations in the Louisiana Territory. The first American Mardi Gras was celebrated in ...

The annual carnival comes in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes ...

Mardi Gras is almost here ... or go with a buffet that includes Louisiana-style fried alligator, Cajun fried turkey, red beans & rice, shrimp etouffee, chicken & sausage jambalaya, chicken ...

This article is brought to you by Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou and the Louisiana Office of Tourism. The magic of Mardi Gras comes alive every year in a parish known as Louisiana’s Cajun Bayou.

YOU KNOW, YOU’RE IN LOUISIANA WHEN YOU CAN COME TO WALMART AND SEE AN ENTIRE MARDI GRAS PARADE. TODAY MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS STORE IN SLIDELL HAS PUT ON FOR THE COMMUNITY. I SPOKE TO ...