Mardi Gras has been deemed the highest threat level under the Department of Homeland Security's Special Event Assessment ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - On the heels of the New Orleans tragedy, many are worried about attending Mardi Gras this year.

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

Cities across Acadiana are raising their Mardi Gras flags today, to mark the official start of the Carnival season.

Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a deeply interesting celebration that contrasts excessive eating and drinking starting in January with 40 days of fasting and penance starting on Ash ...

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 ...

The holiday season may have wrapped with the new year but those who participate in Mardi Gras are kicking off another round of celebrations. The Mardi Gras season known as "Carnival" commences ...

Join the Krewe of Rio at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Cajundome for a king cake cutting, kicking off Mardi Gras and celebrating ...

Jubilee-singers flanked the king, with Mr. Big Stuff and the Witch Doctor in grass-skirts and black face in attendance. By 2005 the Zulu parades were premiere Mardi Gras events with lavish floats.

They have made the trip for the past 10 years. “We did the Mardi Gras stuff. you know. in Shreveport, Bossier. It was fun, you know, it was enjoyable, but it got kind of crazy over there.

On Monday morning, Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet, along with the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association, proudly raised the Mardi Gras flag at Lafayette ...