Officials with NOLA Public Schools held a news conference Thursday urging the community to follow Mardi Gras etiquette for the safety of students involved in parades. The appeal for student safety ...

National Guard deployments, use of SWAT teams, and a new traffic mitigation system for parade routes outlined.

NEW ORLEANS — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Legion of Mars is set to roll Uptown on Saturday, Feb. 22 ...

For party animals, few holidays match the joy (and mayhem) of Mardi Gras. If you count yourself among them, you know that the vibrant New Orleans tradition takes place on Fat Tuesday—that’s March 4 ...

Mardi Gras parades in Jefferson Parish this year will head east — instead of west — along Veterans Memorial Boulevard, ...