For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

In a Facebook post Thursday, organizers said the traditional parade will be replaced by a Mardi Gras-style walking parade.

A new report urges changes to make Bourbon Street safer after a deadly New Year’s Day attack, including turning the New ...

South Africans are outraged over the “Zulu” parade at New Orleans Mardi Gras, which featured controversial imagery... The ...

A third-party review urges creation of a pedestrian-only zone on Bourbon Street and permanent Mardi Gras threat status to ...

Harambee King XXV Damien Rasha Lewis "Chapeaux," Chapman, the Silver King, and Silver Queen XXV Dr. Markey P. Pierre ruled ...

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Joseph's Night is a cultural and spiritual celebration observed in New Orleans, primarily by the Mardi Gras Indians, on the evening of March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph.

“We’ve launched a review of the GRAS standards, and we’re going to get rid of the GRAS standards for most products,” Kennedy told Fox News. “The GRAS standards is a standard that was ...

MAMOU, La. — Trae'land Ty'rell Castille, 19, is facing charges in connection with the tragic Mardi Gras mass shooting that occurred in Mamou, earlier this month. A bond has been set at $5.2 ...

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The Krewe of Argus, originally scheduled to roll in Jefferson Parish on Mardi Gras Day, will roll Sunday at 10 a.m. Then the annual St. Patrick Parade of Jefferson will follow. The Krewe of Argus ...

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office said Lewis was shot and killed on Mardi Gras night in New Iberia. The funeral was held at Israelite Baptist Church in Crowley, where people sang gospel music ...