New Orleans ramps up security as Mardi Gras season begins and Super Bowl approaches, but concerns and questions remain
As New Orleans prepares to kick off its extravagant Carnival season this week, the city is asking for federal help in ...
Krewes beef up security ahead of Twelfth Night parades
NEW ORLEANS — Less than a week after a tragedy rocked New Orleans, krewes are marching forward into Carnival season and beefing up security. Jan. 6 is Twelfth Night, but it also marks five days since ...
Mayor Cantrell and Gov. Landry to request increased Mardi Gras security from Biden after Bourbon St. tragedy
"Our mission remains on increased public safety," Cantrell said. "As we move towards hosting major events in the City of New Orleans." ...
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The FBI says the man responsible for New Year's truck attack visited New Orleans twice before
The man responsible for the deadly truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses.
Drawn to New Orleans’ iconic street of celebration, a night of partying becomes a nightmare
The night, like countless others Bourbon Street has welcomed over the decades, started out ripe for celebration. With temperatures hovering in the 50s (10-15 Celsius) hours after the arrival of the ...
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12 Mardi Gras Drinks for Partying Like You’re on Bourbon Street
The flavorful foods and brightly colored buildings and decorations in the French Quarter of New Orleans certainly aren’t the ...
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What is Twelfth Night? Here's the history behind New Orleans' Mardi Gras kickoff.
Do you know the history of Twelfth Night? Here's how it came to be known as the start of the Carnival season in New Orleans.