The artist says hitchhiking across Europe as a 20-something and then moving to Senegal alone prepared her to tackle any ...

The route will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with twice-daily trains and four stops across Mississippi.

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic ...

In addition to connecting New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, Amtrak hopes the new service will expand tourism in several Gulf ...

Blending pagan rituals with Catholic tradition, Dyngus Day in Buffalo is a lighthearted festival to celebrate the end of Lent ...

In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is particularly stark, as member station WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...

Easter is a week away, ending 40 days of repentance and fasting for Christians known as Lent. In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is ...