December 6th marks Twelfth Night, when the region turns its collective attention toward Mardi Gras. While the recent terror ...

January 6 marks the return of Carnival in New Orleans. While many of the classic Mardi Gras fixtures in the Crescent City will be the same for the 2025 season, revelers can expect to see a few ...

New Orleans' annual Kings' Day kick-off to the Carnival season did not begin with the usual raucous entrance of the Zulu Tramps and other maskers. Instead, in the wake of the deadly Bourbon Street ...

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

Following a New Year’s Day attack that killed 14, the Louisiana city known for its colorful Carnival festivities and parades is grappling with how to celebrate—and do so safely—in the wake of tragedy.

NEW ORLEANS — After the deadly attack on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day left 14 people dead, officials are making sure Mardi Gras 2025 will have the highest level of security ever.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans officials are promising unprecedented security for Mardi Gras 2025 following the recent Bourbon Street terrorist attack. Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD ...

According to Cantrell, her office has been requesting that the federal government increase New Orleans' threat level since 2019, but the federal government only agreed to bump the Mardi Gras ...

President Biden give New Orleans SEAR-1 rating for Mardi Gras season. President Joe Biden has granted the city of New Orleans a Special Event Assessment Rating of 1 (SEAR-1) ahead of hosting Super ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The first phase to strengthen the security plan for Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras is already in effect. Both are considered “SEAR 1” events by the U.S. Department of ...