Officials are rushing to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warning revelers against bringing umbrellas and tents as ...

NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high ...

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

Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

At Orland Park Bakery in the suburbs, more than 40,000 packzi are prepared and ready for pre-orders pick-ups and walk-ins, even in the rain.

Despite the shortening of parades, plenty of new and traditional Mardi Gras social events will still take place around the city rain or shine.

Dionne Randolph has curated the marching band lineup for the Krewe of Muses, an all-female group that hosts a popular parade, ...

Everywhere else, it's just Tuesday. But today, New Orleans throws the biggest free party in the world. This year weather concerns have bumped parade times up from their normal schedule. Zulu will roll ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by ...