It has been a long wait for the launch of Amtrak’s Gulf Coast service. Clearly, some people can’t wait to take a trip. A day ...

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the ...

Tickets are now available for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service starting Aug. 18 between Mobile, Ala., and New ...

Convince is the name of the game as Amtrak offers a new service for riders. Beginning Aug.18,2025 riders will now have the ...

Organizers are working toward bringing Mardi Gras Southeast Texas back to Ford Park in 2026. They say a few minor issues still need resolved.

Amtrak on Tuesday answered the two most important questions looming over its years-long bid to restore passenger rail service ...

Amtrak has announced the new starting date for the Mardi Gras Service across the Gulf Coast. Amtrak announced that the start date for the new service will be August 18. Tickets are on sale now. Adult ...

Mardi Gras culminates with Fat Tuesday, which this year was March 5. A popular Cajun French expression during Mardi Gras is, "Laissez les bons temps rouler," or, "Let the good times roll." ...

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.

UPDATE (9:37 p.m.): Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson expressed his excitement regarding the new Amtrak passenger rail line’s name, which pays homage to both cities’ festive traditions. “As t… ...

From Zulu and Rex to the North Side Skull and Bones Gang to Bourbon Street, we are bringing you all the fun on Mardi Gras day. Coverage started online at 8:30 a.m. and at 9 a.m. on WGNO.

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...