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.

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

The new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans and Mobile has an Aug. 18 start date. Tickets are $15.

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

Ten New Orleans jail inmates escaped through a hole behind a toilet and scaled a barbed-wire fence. The words “To Easy LoL” were seen written on the cell wall in photos. Nine of the 10 … ...

Louisiana authorities arrest Antoine Massey, the ninth fugitive from Orleans Justice Center escape where inmates removed a toilet, while killer Derrick Groves remains at large.

The latest on the New Orleans jailbreak as of June 30, 2025: Antoine Massey arrested, where is Derrick Groves, convicted killer still on the run?

Louisiana authorities captured on Friday one of the 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail six weeks ago and who police say released videos on social media while still on the run.

Nine of the 10 Orleans Parish Prison inmates have now been recaptured following their May 16 jailbreak . Only one, Derrick Groves, remains on the lam.

A total of 10 inmates escaped in a New Orleans jail break on May 16. Escaped inmate Antoine Massey was caught, and Derrick Groves remains at large.