Organizers sought to prove that Haiti’s Carnival could rival the world’s most ... leading up to a grand finale on Mardi Gras. Artisans spent months perfecting elaborate designs, transforming the city ...

In normal times, the town of just under 3,000 residents would be recovering from its yearly Mardi Gras celebration, which brings thousands of visitors. But a few blocks south of the store ...

Learn about the history of some of the most popular Mardi Gras traditions so you can celebrate in New Orleans the right way!

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a legal holiday since 1875, featuring numerous festivities leading up to the main event.

NEW ORLEANS — After being postponed due to severe weather, three Mardi Gras parades—the Krewe of Elks truck parade, the Crescent City Truck Parade and Mystic Krewe of Barkus—are set to roll ...

The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender ...

A former New Orleans Police Department sergeant affectionately known as the “dancing cop” has died after falling ill from ALS ...

Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and ...

TikTokers are gushing over a viral video depicting a straight man supporting his gay friend at Sydney, Australia’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The video opens with a reporter introducing David ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Tuesday extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence, which the U.N.’s human rights expert on ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States on Tuesday extended its ban on flights to Haiti’s capital until Sept. 8 because of escalating gang violence, which the U.N.’s human rights expert on the ...

His sister told the FBI agent that they were traveling to Haiti “to flee religious attacks of a spiritual nature.” ...