News

Mardi Gras Southeast Texas will return to Doggett Ford Park in 2026, pending approval from Jefferson County Commissioners.
Aside from the parade and queen ceremony, all Mardi Gras activities will take place at Lake Metroparks Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, located at 301 Huntington Beach Drive.
Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This is a new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans.
The Mardi Gras Service, starting on Aug. 18, will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., by train for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
A summer tradition is returning to Downtown Sioux City with colorful beads and Bings.
The Mardi Gras Service route was last served in 2005 by a transcontinental route that only operated three days a week. The Southern Rail Commission says they have been working on the new rail ...
The service will feature intercity passenger trains twice-daily between Mobile and New Orleans, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
MOBILE, Ala. -- Amtrak service is returning to the Gulf Coast next month. The twice-daily service between Mobile and New Orleans begins August 18.
Amtrak unveils start date for the Mardi Gras Service, restoring Gulf Coast trains. Join the announcement at New Orleans' Union Passenger Terminal.
Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service connects Mobile to New Orleans with daily trips and scenic stops along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.
A new Amtrak line will start running in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama this summer. What to know about when, how to get tickets, what it costs ...