Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single ...

Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans could be cancelled as severe storms rumble through the South, bringing strong winds ...

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

Officials are rushing to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to ...

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

The Krewe of Rex parade route has changed once again, the New Orleans Police Department announced early on Mardi Gras morning ...

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some ...

But the magic of Mardi Gras — the one we know and love — is that it transcends the mean arithmetic of means and ends, the ...

Jefferson Parish canceled its parades, and officials in New Orleans were warily watching the Tuesday forecast.

Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday ...