Staff writer Keith Spera at the 2025 Krewe of Bacchus parade with the plastic mug tossed from the Oktoberfest float that ...

I picked my two favorite parades, found out my new apartment was in "the box" and even met some "members" of the infamous ...

By the 1850s, a group of men in New Orleans established a secret society to help celebrate the holiday. The city’s first ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the sun rose over New Orleans on Tuesday, a crowd gathered in the historic Treme neighborhood, their ...

The Mardi Gras Indians continue to evolve with the times, yet they remain a lasting reflection of the foundation of deep ...

Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really ...

There’s much more to the annual tradition of Mardi Gras than partying. Check out our sampling of Mardi Gras history, trivia, ...

For one krewe in Baldwin County, this year was the first time celebrating Mardi Gras as a parading society. Meet the Knights ...

A successful Mardi Gras used to be measured by how much waste it produced. Now, the world's largest free festival is trying to clean up.

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the New Orleans area on Fat Tuesday.

Rex will not pass Gallier Hall, where traditionally Rex toasts the mayor of New Orleans. Rex will instead turn down Jackson ...

The first Black Queen of New Orleans' ALLA Parade dedicated her ride to a civil rights advocate and a diversity at Mardi Gras ...