For the past 15 years, documentary photographer Karen Ballard has been working on a long-term project about Venice, a vibrant ...

Specific practices associated with Mardi Gras greatly exacerbated visitors’ proximity to other tourists; the tradition of throwing items from floats, for example, often led revelers to come into ...

Mardi Gras Mike, a fiberglass depiction of the LSU mascot, will roam the city searching for Tiger fans as long as his team is in the College World Series.

Former attorney Kelly McGraw was found guilty of misdemeanor battery after her trial on June 12 for intentionally throwing parade beads at the face of a child who was blowing a whistle given to her by ...

Former attorney Kelly McGraw was found guilty of misdemeanor battery after her trial on June 12 for intentionally throwing parade beads at the face of a child who was blowing a whistle given to ...

Legend has it that Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia started the tradition of using the colors gold, green, and purple during Mardi Gras. When he visited the United States in 1872 as a ...

Meaning that several throws that everyone loves during Mardi Gras, like beads or toys, may have a price increase next season.

Mardi Gras culminates with Fat Tuesday, which this year was March 5. A popular Cajun French expression during Mardi Gras is, "Laissez les bons temps rouler," or, "Let the good times roll." ...

The "Mardi Gras Service" will run twice daily with stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, though exact schedules and fares are still pending.

Mardi Gras in Abbeville offers a family-friendly alternative to the more raucous celebrations in New Orleans. The local krewes parade through town, throwing beads and trinkets to spectators lined ...

Oyster industry, Drago’s Charbroiled Oysters, Pascal’s Manale Oyster Bar and seafood dressing.