Carnival will never be the same. On Wednesday, Arthur Hardy, New Orleans’ No. 1 Mardi Gras authority, announced that he plans to retire on Fat Tuesday 2026. Via email, Hardy said that after the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Changes may be coming to the Thursday-before-Mardi Gras parade lineup, according to NOLA.com. Representatives from the Knights of Chaos, Babylon, and Muses have suggested starting the ...

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service connecting Mobile to New Orleans is off to a strong start, serving 6,700 total riders in 15 days and triggering the need for an additional car during New Orleans Saints ...

The Thursday night before Mardi Gras is one of the most popular slots in the Carnival calendar, with three lighted parades following one after another along the Uptown route amid enormous crowds. In ...

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service, running twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile, was inaugurated with Mardi Gras-themed celebrations at each stop. The service, restored after a 20-year hiatus ...

People who are in a festive mood for Fourth of July weekend will have one final opportunity to attend the Fairport Mardi Gras festival. This year’s celebration is slated from 5 to 11 p.m. July 5. The ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — It appears that Mardi Gras Southeast Texas will be happening at Doggett Ford Park in 2026 officials with the organization confirmed on Tuesday morning. Festival organizers presented ...

Lake Charles business owner and community leader W. Gray Stream will be the next Washington Mardi Gras king, and Yale University student Sarah Louise Heebe will be the queen, event organizers ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - America’s passenger railroad today officially announced the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service with twice-daily runs between New Orleans and Mobile with stops along the Mississippi ...

Move over, beads and king cake — Mardi Gras is hitting the rails. The long-standing Gulf Coast rivalry between Mobile and New Orleans over who threw the first Mardi Gras party now has a new twist: ...

It was ‘rolling good time’ Friday morning as the Escambia Westgate Center held its annual Mardi Gras parade complete with floats, beads, moon pies, stuffed animals and more. Nearly 30 units including ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday, a ...