It may be July, but Mardi Gras will be up for discussion this morning at New Orleans City Hall.Safety on the parade route will be among the carnival-related issues during today's meeting of the New ...

The new train service will connect Mobile to New Orleans with four stops in coastal Mississippi, returning rail service to ...

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the actual holiday itself.

Fares from Mobile to New Orleans start at $15 each way. There will be four stops along the Mississippi Coast. Amtrak ...

Yes, Mardi Gras is celebrated every year with the exception of 2021, when New Orleans parades were canceled due to the ...

Mardi Gras has been synonymous with New Orleans for well over a century: this year’s celebration, on Tuesday, marks the 160th anniversary of the city’s first parade. But Mardi Gras, sometimes ...

Amtrak is bringing its Mardi Gras route to Alabama. Find out when the service starts and how much tickets will be ...

Mardi Gras is the third big test for New Orleans since the horrific Jan. 1 truck-ramming and shooting rampage on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter was allegedly carried out by a 42-year-old U.S ...

FILE – Rex, the King of Carnival, rides in the Krewe of Rex as he arrives at Canal St. on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

New Orleans had previously announced that all Mardi Gras parades — a fixture of the city’s annual celebrations — would be canceled ahead of the holiday, amid concerns that such gatherings ...

Mardi Gras has an economic impact of more than $1 billion for the city of New Orleans, bringing in 1.4 million visitors, according to a 2020 study by Wallethub.