NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Amtrak has a new service making for a more convenient trip for riders. Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This ...

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.

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the Gulf Coast twice a day, starting August 18. This version will be Amtrak’s ...

NEW ORLEANS — The battle over control of a historically Black Mardi Gras krewe appeared headed for Orleans Civil Court Wednesday — but the case may not go to trial after all. The dispute ...

The service will feature intercity passenger trains twice-daily between Mobile and New Orleans, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Larry Bagneris Jr. says he took inspiration from the creativity of the New Orleans gay community during Mardi Gras.

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.

Alabama welcomes Amtrak's Mardi Gras Route. When will it launch first trains to New Orleans?

The New Orleans mayor has vetoed an ordinance passed by the New Orleans City Council that would provide millions in funding for the redevelopment efforts for Charity Hospital.

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Another name is joining the race for New Orleans Mayor. Frank Scurlock, a local businessman, announced his candidacy for New Orleans mayor July 7.