There’s a new “Big Chief” in town. On Tuesday, Mardi Gras Records released "I'm Feeling Good! (Big Chief Remix)," a wholesale reinvention of Professor Longhair’s timeless 1965 Carnival ...

CBS News - Video. New Orleans "Beadmaster" pays homage to Mardi Gras' history with his art. Posted: May 18, 2025 | Last updated: May 18, 2025. In Michelle Miller's final look this week at pillars ...

Two Houma parade floats caught fire during the 2025 Mardi Gras season. The incidents are causing officials to revisit Terrebonne fire safety ordinances.

The 1980 Mardi Gras and Joe Cain Day celebration was the last one for Rayford, who died on Aug. 3, 1980. (supplied photo). Rayford, often called a ‘renaissance man,’ had influence that reached ...

NEW ORLEANS — Almost everyone has their perfect spot to take in the full majesty of Mardi Gras parades here, from the brightly lit floats from which riders toss bounties of colorful beads to the ...

On Mardi Gras morning, a crowd gathered outside a brick building near St. Philip and North Johnson streets in Treme, waiting for Big Chief Shaka Zulu of the Golden Feather Hunters.

According to KADN, NBC affiliate in Lafayette the shooting happened at Mardi Gras Zydeco concert and happened just 24 hours after another shooting that left three people injured.

Mardi Gras is all about fun, but safety is a top priority. Carencro Police Chief David Anderson highlights the scale of preparation that goes into the event, “It takes almost 100 police officers ...

New Orleans was set to have a big 2025. The city hosted the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras season is especially long this year, stretching all the way into March. But the terrorism attack on New Year's ...

Mamou Police are making sure Mardi Gras goers follow the rules and safety measures put in place ahead of Mardi Gras ... Mamou Police Chief Charles Patrick Hall is taking extra precautions this ...

Police can raise and lower the Tuscaloosa barriers to block vehicular traffic during Mardi Gras parades when large crowds gather in Mobile. “The plan is right now that these will be raised one ...

But this year, Johnson, a New Orleans-area native, did not know what to expect during Mardi Gras. Only two months ago, a driver raced a rented Ford F-150 truck down several crowded blocks of ...