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

Today on Louisiana Considered, with all the excitement surrounding SNL’s 50th anniversary, we take a look at the show’s ties ...

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the Senate after his current term. McConnell has been a U.S. senator from Kentucky since 1985.

This comes ahead of the first big weekend of parades, as well as the recently granted SEAR 1 rating for Mardi Gras.

The Special Event Assessment Rating, SEAR 1, has placed Mardi Gras at the highest level of national security concern for the ...

Bomb-sniffing dogs, drones and helicopters are among the added security planned for Mardi Gras in the wake of the Jan. 1 ...

Below is the schedule for parades this weekend: Poseidon at 5 p.m. in Slidell: Changed due to inclement weather. Road ...

Video captured by WWL Louisiana reporter Rachel Handley showed the incident happening just as the parade was getting underway ...

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

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the first Super Bowl to be held in New Orleans in a dozen years. It was played amid heavy security — and with President Donald ...

Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks-long celebration, one that gives millions the chance to let loose before Lent.