NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is highlighting positive crime statistics during the 2025 Mardi Gras season. The department is reporting an impressive 48% reduction in ...

THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER FIVE PEOPLE WERE SHOT IN FRANKLINTON AFTER THE TOWN’S MARDI GRAS PARADE ROLLED. THERE WERE NEARLY NO EMPTY SEATS INSIDE THE FRANKLINTON TOWN HALL. IT WAS THE FIRST ...

Two floats caught fire during Mardi Gras parades in Houma, Louisiana, prompting safety concerns and calls for stricter regulations. The fires, potentially caused by pyrotechnic machines or ...

UPDATE, 3/14/25, 4:30 P.M.:Mamou Mardi Gras shooting suspect, Tre’land Castille, 19, has been transferred from Montgomery County, Texas back to Louisiana. Castille will be extradited to the St ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Strong wind gusts blew through the Port City on Fat Tuesday in the middle of Mardi Gras festivities. Winds became stronger as the day went on, and some parades’ start ...

It was Mardi Gras, and college basketball certainly knew ... He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short. The views on this page do not ...

Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it is based on a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year.

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments. This city is like nowhere else in the country right now,” said Kendall Calyen, 41, marveling at the 200-year-old tradition unfolding before his eye ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Check out these incredible Mardi Gras Recipes with Chef Gaye Sandoz! She introduces us to a New Orleans Style Pecan-Crusted Catfish with Meunière Sauce and a fabulous ...