Is there room for a new Mardi Gras parade that rolls a day before the start of the traditional Carnival season? The leaders of the Mystic Kings Krewe, that celebrates the arrival of the three Magi in ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new carnival krewe is making its debut for the 2026 Mardi Gras season. The Mystic Kings Krewe will roll on Jan. 5 to usher in Twelfth Night, the official start of carnival ...

While the two cities may argue about their role in the origins of Mardi Gras—one may be the original while the other is arguably bigger and more famous—Mobile and New Orleans both celebrate ...

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years. The twice-daily ...

Move over, beads and king cake — Mardi Gras is hitting the rails. The long-standing Gulf Coast rivalry between Mobile and New Orleans over who threw the first Mardi Gras party now has a new ...

or at least America’s largest Mardi Gras, in New Orleans. And having Mardi Gras in between it, they couldn’t have picked a better name,” Stimpson said. For long time Amtrak advocate Bryan ...

the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer train travelers morning and evening departures from both cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both New Orleans and Mobile have a long ...

and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The 143-mile trip links the two cities with something they have in common: a long history of Mardi Gras celebrations. Mardi Gras ...