Starting today, there's a cheap new way to get to New Orleans, thanks to Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service. The twice-daily train line runs from Mobile, Alabama to the Crescent City along the Mississippi ...

NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in 20 years, travelers can hop on a train along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service officially launches Monday, Aug. 18, offering morning and ...

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 ...

New Orleans has a busy weekend with Mid-Summer Mardi Gras, a Saints home game and Hurricane Katrina anniversary events. Here are some of our top picks of things to do. 🍾 Brennan's teaches diners on ...

Amtrak launched twice-daily Mardi Gras service between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans on August 18, providing customers with the chance to travel via rail train along the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the ...

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- In a citywide crackdown, New Orleans announced on Friday that it will be ordering the closure of all indoor and outdoor bars and banning to-go drinks starting next Friday ...

Carnival is the heartbeat of New Orleans in *** huge boost to our economy, but after Katrina, people wondered if it could go on. The crews were determined to meet the challenges ahead of them. WDSU ...

These destinations will keep you close to all the Bourbon Street action. March 1, 2014— -- intro: The Big Easy is already well into the throes of Mardi Gras madness: beads are flying and parades ...

Riding the Amtrak Mardi Gras service that runs between New Orleans and Mobile is like a celebration every day, or at least that's what Amtrak and public officials hope passengers experience from the ...