This initiative promotes the use of biodegradable throws to protect storm drains and improve waste management. New Orleans officials gathered Thursday night to review the successful Mardi Gras ...

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

A new report urges changes to make Bourbon Street safer after a deadly New Year’s Day attack, including turning the New ...

the wideness and expansiveness of your Mardi Gras be matched by the depths of your Lent. WESTWOOD: The Reverend Ajani Gibson is the pastor of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in New Orleans.

Accommodating people is an important component of the Mardi Gras spirit, culture, camaraderie and enjoyment. Perhaps New Orleans and surrounding towns could extend its neutral ground ...

There’s a new “Big Chief” in town. On Tuesday, Mardi Gras Records released "I'm Feeling Good! (Big Chief Remix)," a wholesale reinvention of Professor Longhair’s timeless 1965 Carnival cla ...

Josh Hazel opens up about the attack on his car and wife during a Mardi Gras parade on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Daily Briefing: Trump overhauls voter registration “The Outsiders ”cast ...

The report also calls for a permanent federal SEAR 1 threat designation for Mardi Gras, the highest federal event threat rating, to ensure additional security resources are allocated to the city.

The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team supported the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) support during the busiest week of Mardi Gras. The NOPD requested ...

THAT’S WHEN VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS BLOCK ROADWAYS. STATE POLICE SAY ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON MARDI GRAS DAY ON CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY. THEY ALSO SAY SOME OF THE ARRESTS ESCALATED INTO ...