Mardi Gras Day: Rex parades through New Orleans surrounded by garden beauty
The King of Carnival met his loyal subjects in a sunshine-filled Mardi Gras.
View ArticleTrucks parade for Mardi Gras in New Orleans: photo gallery
Elks Krewe of Orleanians and Crescent City truck parades followed Rex on Tuesday (Jan. 9) in Uptown New Orleans.
View ArticleMardi Gras 2016: A glittering, sunny end to Carnival season in New Orleans
Fat Tuesday dawned chilly and windy, with temperatures in the 40s
View ArticleUptown revelers on Mardi Gras day: Photo Gallery
Revelers packed the neutral grounds in Uptown, cooking and costuming on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans Tuesday (Feb 9). The beautiful but windy day, brought out crowds to enjoy the pageantry...
View ArticleConfederate monuments controversy ripples, doesn't roil Mardi Gras
It made its presence felt in Carnival but did nothing to disrupt the celebratory spirit of Mardi Gras
View ArticleSociety of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade steers away from politics in 2016
Considering the upcoming presidential elections and other topical possibilities.
View ArticleMunholland Methodist offers drive-through ashes
Drive through to receive ashes, a blessing and prayers. There is also free coffee.
View ArticleThe Bourbon Street Awards 2016: The Kraken beats the big spider
Costumers vied for cash prizes in the categories: best drag, best leather, best group and best of show.
View ArticleSweep of Bourbon Street marks end of Mardi Gras: photo gallery
As the clock strikes midnight, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Mike Edmondson and New Orleans Police Superintendent Michael Harrison, with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu following on...
View ArticleMetairie church offers drive-through ashes: Video
Smith said they even had bicyclists and pedestrians, asking if the church took walk-ups (they do).
View ArticleNathan Fillion, Anthony Mackie, other celebrities spotted during Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras had a little star power in 2016.
View ArticlePelican pelted to death with Mardi Gras beads? Inquiry starts, TV station says
Wildlife officials 'will investigate this to the fullest' after bird found dead on parade route
View ArticleMardi Gras in some rural towns features men chasing children with whips, New...
If the children are caught, they can say the Our Father or beg for mercy.
View ArticleBaton Rouge's Spanish Town Parade celebrates 'poor taste,' but does it cross...
When does, "C'mon, it's the First Amendment," end, and vile, racist and misogynistic speech begin? Should a history of being offensive in the name of eclectic irreverence disappear like confederate...
View ArticleParade, throw, band: Share your favorite Mardi Gras moments in 3 words
Mardi Gras is over, but that doesn't mean we're done talking about it.
View ArticleNew Orleanians do their city proud: A letter to the editor
My family and I just spent four days in New Orleans. Never have we been treated so royally -- from shopkeepers to restaurant workers to hotel staff. We even had people stop so we could cross the...
View ArticleMardi Gras: U.S. Customs agent, New Orleans student musician battle it out on...
Watch this video taken by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent.
View ArticleArchbishop Gregory Aymond shares a Lenten blessing: Video and photos
What a difference 24 hours can make. Revelry involving countless maskers fades and a fresh quiet takes over as people begin the six-week observance of Lent. Ash Wednesday is the ceremonial break. St....
View ArticleThe faces of Ash Wednesday 2016 (portraits)
On Wednesday (Feb. 10), New Orleanians and tourists crammed into St. Louis Cathedral to receive ashes on their foreheads as part of their repentance.
View ArticleCrescent City krewe announces winners of Mardi Gras truck parade
Procession rolled Fat Tuesday in New Orleans
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