He is glad Oshun's parade has made space for marching bands from North Baton Rouge high schools to perform. "This is our first full Mardi Gras season," said Michael Bingham, director of bands at ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Mardi Gras parade that rolls in the Southdowns neighborhood of Baton Rouge is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. The 38th annual Krewe of Southdowns parade ...

Although the band and baton twirlers marched in the parade in 2013, this year, the 21-member dance team will join them on Thanksgiving Day in New York City.

The band, baton twirlers, and dancers performed "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love),” a tribute to Natalie Cole, who graduated from UMass in 1972, when it stopped on the Macy's star during the ...