NEW ORLEANS — Way down St. Charles Avenue, beneath ancient oaks, in a 19th-century mansion, the vampires who love Anne Rice were gathering for a masquerade ball Saturday to celebrate the woman ...

What it matters: Nothing can stop the party in New Orleans, even death. The big picture: Anne Rice's annual vampire ball is the most famous of the balls. Friday's event at Derbès Mansion is sold out.

MarchFourth will play Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Music Box Village as part of The Illuminated Rhythms Masquerade Ball, a show packing the Bywater space with music, dance, acrobatics, light projections ...

In the mid-1800s, the elite of New Orleans, a former colonial outpost of Catholic empires, began adopting the European trend of masquerade balls and incorporating them into Mardi Gras festivities ...

The highlight of the evening is the post-midnight mask parade and contest, where participants can win a $500 first prize. New Orleans-themed drag queen Eric Swanson, whose stage name is “Miss ...

A dance ensemble entertains guests at a masquerade in the Latin Quarter of New Orleans in 1948. The King and Queen, in regal splendor, are seen at a Mardi Gras Ball on Feb. 8, 1941.