Mardi Gras in the Port City dates back to 1703 (New Orleans’ version became popular in the 1730s), when New World French explorers had a celebration at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement in ...

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Reservations have opened for Universal Orlando Annual Passholders (UOAP) to reserve a spot to ride on a Mardi Gras parade float. UPDATE – 01/16/25: As of 12:44 p.m., UOAP reservations for Mardi Gras ...

Fans of Blue Bell ice cream and Mardi Gras are in luck: Louisiana stores are stocking the company’s popular king cake flavor again for a limited time. Blue Bell confirmed the flavor is ...

Jesters and other characters dressed in the familiar purple, green and yellow tones of Mardi Gras and a float reminiscent of those at New Orleans Carnival parades can be seen passing by in the ...

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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Mobile invested in 18 portable bollards ahead of the 2025 Mardi Gras season. The $167,371 investment was made in hopes of preventing a copycat of the New ...

The FBI said that “as late as mid-November,” Jabbar looked up how to access a balcony on Bourbon Street, researched Mardi Gras and looked up information about several shootings in New Orleans.

Mardi Gras in Mobile is a time for revelry, tradition, and celebration—but this year, it will also be marked by heightened security. In a move aimed at protecting crowds, the city is installing ...

WE ALSO LEARNED FROM THE FBI THAT THE SUSPECT’S ONLINE HISTORY INCLUDED LOOKING UP HOW TO ACCESS A BALCONY IN NEW ORLEANS, THINGS ABOUT MARDI GRAS AND PREVIOUS SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE CITY.