While details still need to be ironed out, new measures might include: Barricades on all parade routes. Limited large coolers, large grills and tents on the route. More federal officers, K-9s and ...

Local artist Candice Alexander is creating beauty from ashes. “Nothing is beyond hope,” she said. “Finding the beauty in the ...

This month hundreds of thousands of people are expected to return to Tampa for the yearly Gasparilla Pirate Festival, taking place on Jan 25.

New Orleans enhances Carnival security with SEAR-1 designation, federal resources, and potential parade route changes after Bourbon Street tragedy.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced during the Kings Day Celebration at Mardi Gras World ...

Parades are set to commence Monday less than a week after a deadly truck attack killed 14 people and injured dozens in what ...

Runners from the Jolly Jester Jaunt 5K peruse food stalls before parades start Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in the Strand district ...

More than 36,000 migrants have made the perilous Channel crossing so far this year, more than in 2023, though fewer than in 2022. Billant also blamed human traffickers for putting lives at risk.

Mardi Gras has an interesting history in the United States that dates back to the extremely late 1600s and early 1700s. Prior to is Christian transformation, it was a pagan celebration of spring ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a beloved holiday, and its also a notorious cultural tradition. Louisiana celebrates Mardi Gras due to the French-Catholic settlers who inhabited Louisiana during the ...

Variations on the fiery theme can be seen increasingly in restaurants, bars and any home in need of a touch of warmth, often replacing the 24-hour cable news channel that used to be the default.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - We’re just six days from the 26th Annual 68 Ventures Bowl. The bowl festivities kicked off Sunday evening with a press conference and parade through downtown Mobile.