It's Mardi Gras season and there's a new tradition starting in Shreveport. It's the inaugural King Cake Crawl.

The science fiction-oriented Chewbacchus Mardi Gras parade rolls Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. with the theme the Superb Owl, a silly satire of the big game ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials projected confidence in their security plans as the city prepares to host the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras in the aftermath of ...

Cajun and Zydeco, roots and folk music, and a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative concert, Montpelier Alive warms up the Capital City with three days of concerts, dances, jam sessions and more with ...

Jason and Kelley Bahr were chosen as the Rex and Queen for the 2025 La Crosse Mardi Gras. The current Rex and Queen Phil and Shannon Klar will hand over “Joe Cane” at the Masquarade Ball on ...

The Florida resort’s 30 th Mardi Gras season begins next month, and Universal is revealing its concert lineup first to USA TODAY. This year’s headliners include Grammy Award winners spanning ...

After tragedies, visitors don’t just want to be safe, they want to feel safe. And to keep tourists feeling safe following the New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 people on Bourbon Street ...

During Harrison’s time as police chief, a drunken driver plowed into Mardi Gras parade-goers in 2017, injuring 28 people. New Orleans hosted multiple Super Bowls during Harrison’s career at ...

The Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, begins on January 6th and ends on March 4th, 2025. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Powell said the Asheville Mardi Gras is welcoming and inclusive. Mardi Gras traditions forged in places like New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile ...

The first parade of the Carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras in March is scheduled Monday evening. New Orleans also will host the Super Bowl on Feb. 9. In a previous effort to protect the ...