Louisiana is preparing for its biggest celebration, Carnival season. The pre-Lenten period of festivities, which will last 43 ...

Mardi Gras! Galveston planners have announced the dates and headliners for the 2026 celebration. The 115th Mardi Gras event returns Feb. 6-17, 2026, and features headliners including Country musicians ...

The $300 million downtown Mobile arena project remains on budget and on schedule, Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis said Tuesday, but he warned that the tight timeline could complicate plans for the 2027 Mardi ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Certain names will forever be connected to Mardi Gras and Carnival in New Orleans. The late Blaine Kern Sr. and Ed Muniz are among them. Then there’s Arthur Hardy, who arguably ...

Beginning in 2026, Lafayette's Mardi Gras parades will return to their original downtown route for the first time in decades. The new route will start at Surrey and Simcoe Streets, travel through ...

Mardi Gras paradegoers can expect an earlier start and a new order for next year's Thursday-before-Mardi Gras festivities. On Wednesday, the City Council Governmental Committee approved a plan for ...

Amtrak’s new Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans and Mobile is off to a strong start, with trains selling out for major events and prompting the addition of more seats to meet rising demand. Since ...

Carnival will never be the same. On Wednesday, Arthur Hardy, New Orleans’ No. 1 Mardi Gras authority, announced that he plans to retire on Fat Tuesday 2026. Via email, Hardy said that after the ...

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service, running twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile, was inaugurated with Mardi Gras-themed celebrations at each stop. The service, restored after a 20-year hiatus ...

People who are in a festive mood for Fourth of July weekend will have one final opportunity to attend the Fairport Mardi Gras festival. This year’s celebration is slated from 5 to 11 p.m. July 5. The ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Another Mardi Gras season is in the books and it was a busy one -- ending on a strong note -- and we’re not just talking about the wind. Nearly three weeks of parading across the ...

With Mardi Gras concluding for the year, the Mobile Police Department released totals for the festival season. According to the department’s figures, approximately 1,367,141 people attended parades ...