NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is highlighting positive crime statistics during the 2025 Mardi Gras season. The department is reporting an impressive 48% reduction in ...

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER FIVE PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN FRANKLINTON AFTER THE TOWN’S MARDI GRAS PARADE ROLLED. THERE WERE NEARLY NO EMPTY SEATS INSIDE THE FRANKLINTON TOWN HALL. IT WAS THE FIRST ...

Two floats caught fire during Mardi Gras parades in Houma, Louisiana, prompting safety concerns and calls for stricter regulations. The fires, potentially caused by pyrotechnic machines or ...

After Mardi Gras' gunfire, Ardoin said on Facebook that he will no longer perform at outdoor venues. "That's done. Today, it drew the line ... week we walk into a mystery" when it comes to ...

UPDATE, 3/14/25, 4:30 P.M.:Mamou Mardi Gras shooting suspect, Tre’land Castille, 19, has been transferred from Montgomery County, Texas back to Louisiana. Castille will be extradited to the St ...

It was ‘rolling good time’ Friday morning as the Escambia Westgate Center held its annual Mardi Gras parade complete with floats, beads, moon pies, stuffed animals and more. Nearly 30 units ...

LOXLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — For one krewe in Baldwin County, this year was the first time celebrating Mardi Gras as a parading society. Meet the Knights of Cote d’Azure, a new krewe based out of Loxley.

MAMOU, La. (WAFB) - In Mamou, Louisiana, Cajun traditions are celebrated with enthusiasm, especially during Mardi Gras. The festivities include horseback riding, chicken racing, and mudsliding ...

When you think of Mardi Gras, do colorful parades down the streets of New Orleans come to mind? How about the historical and religious traces to Medieval Europe? Mardi Gras is a centuries-old ...

Joe Luscy, an employee with IV Waste, the company tasked with cleaning up the French Quarter after Mardi Gras, coordinates logistics on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, amid a pile of garbage.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday ...

Over the past three years, a collection of organizations has stepped up efforts to improve the sustainability of Mardi Gras and cut down on the more than 2 million tons (1.8 million metric tons ...