BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If you’re just passing through North Baton Rouge, you might think Dougherty Drive looks like all the others, until you get close enough to see Kerry Haynes home dubbed the ...

Each year on Jan. 6, as other Americans are taking down their Christmas decorations, residents in New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf South start hanging Mardi Gras beads and ordering their ...

Agents from the F.B.I. and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives were increasing in number; no ... decorations. Perez’s party takes place in the atrium of the Mardi Gras ...

The top things to do in Fairhope, Alabama, include attractions, dining, sunset, wildlife, nature preserves, and so much ...

Laissez les bons temps rouler! It's time to let the good times roll at a Mardi Gras celebration near you! Plan your parade strategy early, grab a king cake to celebrate the season and get ready to ...

These specific customs are no longer the main focus of Mardi Gras. The practice of over-indulgence, however, still rings true for the holiday. Today, Mardi Gras is seen as a chance to go all out ...

With the passing of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Day, the next season of celebration is Mardi Gras. Here is when, where and how the good times will roll for Mardi Gras in the ...

Mardi Gras — and all the fun that comes with it — has officially begun across the Gulf Coast, but another Carnival celebration in our nation's capital is also just around the corner.

A little after the official Mardi Gras holiday, the Bossier Arts Council and the East Bank District are throwing one last big event.

OCEAN SPRINGS: Ocean Springs Elks & Krewe Unique Parade, 1 p.m. BILOXI: GCCA Annual 5K Run for the Beads, 8:45 a.m., check-in starts at the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Office (792-A Howard ...

“As a born and raised native of the Mardi Gras center of the universe — New Orleans — I look forward to bringing a taste of the Big Easy to the nation's capital,” he said. One of Louisiana ...