Oshun Mardi Gras parade promises to pay off its debts as City Council revises chaotic parade permit process.

The Junior Board of Rock Island held its 86th annual Mardi Gras Ball fundraiser on Saturday, March 1, at the Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf.

A year after coming out, Kate Rowe was bashed and jailed for taking part in the first Mardi Gras. Today the 74-year-old shares her survival tips.

Grammy-winning drummer Kerry Hunter, 53, was hit by a car and killed just after midnight on Mardi Gras.

From his deathbed, he invites his greedy family to his home and tells them they’ll only get their inheritance if they wear grotesque Mardi Gras masks until the clock strikes midnight.