"That's right; I lied to you." A group dressed as giraffes with sunglasses passes the Bourbon Street Wards during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Photo by Sophia Germer ...

Under a pure blue sky, the annual Bourbon Street Awards Mardi Gras costume contest got underway in the French Quarter at noon (Feb. 13). The competition draws Carnival's biggest and best costumes ...

THESE SECURITY MEASURES WERE PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE AND KEEP THEM AWAY FROM BOURBON STREET. WE ARE SEEING CROWDS SPIKE IN RECENT WEEKS LEADING UP TO MARDI GRAS. THEREFORE, BARS ARE SHUT ...

In a city of around 400,000 residents, Mardi Gras weekend can easily welcome over 1 million visitors from around the world. In addition to the Bourbon Street changes, the report highlights ...

The rain appeared to keep many away from Bourbon Street on during the day on Mardi Gras.However, the crowd certainly got bigger as the day went on.Click here to take a look at some of the images ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Watch WWL Lousianas live Bourbon Street cam here. Parades have rolled, and revelers are now celebrating throughout the French Quarter. Experience the energy of ...

NEW ORLEANS – Gunshots erupted in a crowd of bead-wearing, drink-carrying late-night revelers on Bourbon Street during the countdown to Mardi Gras, wounding four people and sending bystanders ...

On Tuesday, as Mardi Gras revelers flock to New Orleans ... but a unique web of eyes is observing Bourbon Street. Spawned in the aftermath of a natural disaster, Project NOLA, a community-based ...

“We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. But empty Bourbon Street was a shock. Coronavirus-related limits on access to Bourbon Street, shuttered bars and ...

No, really. If you want more than the most obvious Mardi Gras experience, stay off Bourbon Street. On Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16 this year, and the gloriously chaotic days prior, that fabled party route ...