Johnson explained its origins in a 1985 Times-Picayune interview. He said his friend Frank Miller helped inspire him. “He gave me the lines about the Green Room and the Plaza. They were bars near the ...

In the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack on Bourbon Street, plans to crack down on the "Krewe of Chad" have changed.

America’s favorite party host has endured acute tragedy amid familiar urban problems, and meets it all with a singular ...

Carnival Season is in full swing and Fat Tuesday will soon be here. If you're planning to hit the parades, these are the top ...

The city is requiring more police officers at parades this year, putting higher costs on smaller, independent krewes vital to ...

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If you’re planning to either ride in or attend Mardi Gras parades this year, there are some new rules you’ll want to keep in ...

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Celebrity and former LSU star Shaquille O’Neal was named this year’s king of New Orleans’ Bacchus parade. Bacchus krewe captain Clark Brennan announced that O’Neal will reign as ...

New Orleans' Mardi Gras festival has been in full swing since Jan. 6 with revelers whooping it up ahead of the Lenten season, which is just weeks away. The Louisiana city's final celebration takes ...

Hour of TODAY co-hosts Al Roker, Craig Melvin, and Dylan Dreyer are heading to New Orleans for Mardi Gras — and reveal they're also hosting a first of it's kind food event called Taste of New Orleans ...

Football fans in New Orleans were treated to a first of its kind Super Bowl Mardi Gras parade ...

Whitford said nearly 1,000 vehicle barriers are proposed to keep people across New Orleans safe for Mardi Gras. Whitford said he will be in New Orleans this week to meet with city officials to ...