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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 line will begin operations on August 18, with leaders announcing fares and schedules at the Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans at 3 p.m.

About 500,000 people are expected in New Orleans for Essence Fest and Fourth of July. City officials detail closures, safety plans, and crowd control.

A state senator unexpectedly decides to run for New Orleans mayor, creating a 'new race' The decision overhauled the landscape of a race that had seemed set for months.

Neutral ground parking restrictions were lifted Wednesday ahead of storms that are expected to bring several inches of rain and potential flooding to the New Orleans area this week.

Wildelis Rosa, 26, died days after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift and complaining of “extreme pain” following the risky cosmetic procedure.

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

Amtrak's new Mardi Gras Service connects Mobile to New Orleans with daily trips and scenic stops along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast.

Taylor Swift's personal services company, Firefly Entertainment Inc., purchased the 140-foot-long inflatable friendship bracelet that adorned the Caesars Superdome during her sold-out Eras Tour.

The new train service will connect Mobile to New Orleans with four stops in coastal Mississippi, returning rail service to the Gulf Coast nearly 20 years after Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans Police Department is searching for two persons of interest and a truck wanted for illegal dumping. Police are searching for Dominic John Tauzier and Heather Stanton Tauzier.