Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- ...

The Louisiana State Police are holding a news conference Friday ahead of the Mardi Gras weekend. Troopers will be assisting ...

Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast, with big parades rolling down the ...

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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 ...

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.

Two more Louisiana parades have announced a change of plans due to stormy weather forecasts. Will it rain on your parade? The NWS has a new site for Mardi Gras weather forecasts. The krewes of ...

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 ...

The Mardi Gras season officially kicked off on Twelfth ... Presley Bo Tyler is a reporter for the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team for Gannett/USA Today. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email ...