A $4 shirt might become $2 on its designated discount day. A $15 small appliance could join your kitchen collection for $7.50 if you time your visit strategically. For budget-conscious shoppers, this ...

Lake Charles businessman and community leader W. Gray Stream will be the next Washington Mardi Gras king, and Yale University student Sarah Louise Heebe will be the queen, event organizers ...

Louisiana First Sports Reporter Brian Holland caught up with the creator of the 13-foot float, Mardi Gras Mike.

Amtrak is planning a new train route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The route links up to service in Chicigo. Photo courtesy Amtrrak ...

All booked on a Mardi Gras day, they represent a sampling of Carnival-season arrests announced Thursday by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is a festival of indulgence before Lent, when many Christians begin abstaining from certain pleasures.

With Mardi Gras concluding for the year, the Mobile Police Department released totals for the festival season. According to the department’s figures, approximately 1,367,141 people attended ...

While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New Orleans, the holiday is celebrated across the globe, from North America, to South America, Europe and Asia.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes filled the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrated Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms.

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day.

First-time visitors to New Orleans and especially the French Quarter might miss its museums. The food and the fun beckons, and there’s so much to do and sample. However, New Orleans offers a unique ...

Despite the shortening of parades, plenty of new and traditional Mardi Gras social events will still take place around the city rain or shine.