In all the Super Bowl hype, don’t lose sight of the fact that Mardi Gras events are becoming more frequent. Friday night at 8 ...

The annual Universal Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval runs from Feb. 1 to March 30 During the event, catch spectacular floats, including colorful new ones inspired by New Orleans Mardi ...

The preparations for the big game have taken on an additional importance after the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street.

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For a foreign correspondent in Mali, the assignment seemed like a dream: as Islamic extremists upended the region, Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, secured a rare interview ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like ...

The Big Easy has plenty of round-the-clock fun to offer for gastronomes, culture connoisseurs, and history buffs.

The sports world will focus on New Orleans for the Super Bowl on February 9. But this town, supremely experienced in throwing ...

The Center Square With Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras fast approaching, Louisiana officials are ramping up security efforts, implementing enhanced security zones, and coordinating with federal agencies ...

A 14-square-block area of the French Quarter has been designatied an “enhanced security zone,” where ice chests will be prohibited.

The Andouillettes would be a bang-up name for a Mardi Gras dance troupe, I decided at the counter of a crowded market eatery ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - At the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal, a new steel barrier stands near the memorial for ...

The New Orleans Police Department will enact precautionary measures to ensure safety for Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras, according to a press release.