NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mardi Gras season is in full swing, with parades rolling daily and thousands of visitors packing New Orleans and Jefferson Parish for the biggest weekend of Carnival. On ...

Large crowds expected as Galveston’s 2025 Mardi Gras celebration starts this weekend. More than 20 parades and other events are scheduled for the next two weekends as well as Fat Tuesday on March 4.

In a Feb. 12 city council meeting, Mamou police warned of potentially bigger crowds for Mardi Gras and suggested security measures. The council denied the requests. On Tuesday, a mass shooting at ...

The original flambeaux carriers during Mardi Gras were enslaved individuals and free men of color, who would receive coins tossed to them by crowds lining the parade route, according to History.

Bossier City may see a revamped Mardi Gras parade route, starting at the Brookshire Arena, designed to ease congestion and ...

Well-known traditions of New Orleans Mardi Gras are a version of historic celebrations, but true Cajun tradition is found in Courir de Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras crowds surge as daily parades continue with Druids, Alla, Nandi. The Krewe of Nandi lines up to roll on Wed., Feb. 26 (WVUE) By Chris Welty, Chris Joseph, Maddie Kerth and Andrés Fuentes.