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Aside from the parade and queen ceremony, all Mardi Gras activities will take place at Lake Metroparks Fairport Harbor Lakefront Park, located at 301 Huntington Beach Drive.
Mardi Gras Southeast Texas will return to Doggett Ford Park in 2026, pending approval from Jefferson County Commissioners.
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 leaders say the goal of this new addition is to bring the spirit of Mardi Gras to every trip. The train company hasn't given an exact start date on when travelers can hop on board, but the ...
A new report urges changes to make Bourbon Street safer after a deadly New Year’s Day attack, including turning the New Orleans strip into a pedestrian zone.
Local krewes, first responders, UWF, others help Escambia Westgate Center celebrate Mardi Gras during annual parade.
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 ...
EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — Rain, sleet, hail or snow, Eunice said Mardi Gras was a go. “There’s two things you don’t cancel, Christmas and Eunice Mardi Gras,” Andrew Miller of Eunice said ...
Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes filled the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrated Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms.
Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled.