COUNCIL ORDINANCE. IT IS A MARDI GRAS MAKE UP DAY TODAY, AS A SLEW OF PARADES RESCHEDULED BECAUSE OF WEATHER THREATS HIT THE STREETS TODAY, AND THAT INCLUDES THE BELOVED KREWE OF BARKUS.

Authorities have established the French Quarter Enhanced Security Zone Friday through Ash Wednesday in an effort to increase public safety during Mardi Gras, law enforcement officials said at a ...

The rooftop snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and armored vehicles seen during the Super Bowl will be back in the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday.

But then there was that one year … Daddy was home, and one of his work colleagues invited us to come to their French Quarter apartment for Mardi Gras. Captain Johnny and his wife, “Miss Marie ...

No coolers will be allowed in the French Quarter, officials said ... She said the remaining 300 officers will be on duty during Mardi Gras to service the rest of the city. "We're 100% all hands ...

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 of waste generated during the .

During the Super Bowl week, members of the National Guard checked people's bags going into the French Quarter -- something that will continue for Mardi Gras, he said. HSI Special Agent in Charge ...

It’s a phrase often said during Mardi Gras celebrations as revelers enjoy ... “That is often lost in the coverage of the risqué in the French Quarter and other neighborhoods,” she said.

While many Americans may know the festival's roots in French culture, the first festival held in the US was in Alabama. Musk to Receive Top-Secret Briefing on U.S. War Plans for China Powerful ...

March 4 is Mardi Gras (or Fat Tuesday), the last day of Carnival season just before Lent, which is the 40-day period during which many people spend ... influenced by cuisines around the world, like ...

There was never any question that Mardi ... of Mardi Gras. Then, early on New Year’s Day, a terrorist rammed his pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the city’s French Quarter ...

Each of those is a far-cry from the "Hand Grenade" cocktails you'll no doubt see all over the French Quarter. 😂 Having a daiquiri in hand on Mardi Gras is kind of a non-negotiable, as far as we ...