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.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) said security measures would be in place through Mardi Gras celebrations in March ...

After the attack on New Year's Day, the Biden Administration designated Mardi Gras a level one event, giving New Orleans ...

Carnival is here! From ladders to grills to beads and Nyx's departure, here's a list of everything that's changing this ...

This year's parade will include six all-new floats dedicated to the Mardi Gras colors, representing the bayou and ...

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Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced during the Kings Day Celebration at Mardi Gras World that the city has been granted a SEAR 1 rating, the highest security ...

The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily banned when Spain took control of New Orleans. Mardi Gras is celebrated annually, with the ...

While restrictions during the COVID pandemic are gone, the house float phenomenon that sprung up as a response to carnival ...

Mobile's place in Mardis Gras history was solidified when a cotton broker named Michael Krafft unwittingly created the first mystic society and led the first Mardi Gras parade.

NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden visited this grief-stricken city Monday in the aftermath of a terrorist attack that killed ...

While folks in New Orleans claim they started the tradition of Mardi Gras in the U.S., historians say French colonists began celebrating the festival not long after first spotting Mobile Bay in 1699.