Mardi Gras Records announced in a press release the release of “I’m Feeling Good!” (Big Chief Remix) which is a reimagining of Professor Longhair’s 1965 Mardi Gras anthem “Big Chief.” The updated ...

WDSU REPORTER ARIELLE BRUMFIELD LIVE AT TEN. ARIELLE. THE MAYOR’S MARDI GRAS ADVISORY COMMITTEE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND TODAY. YES, AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF NOTABLE CHANGES THIS YEAR AFTER THAT ...

The report also calls for a permanent federal SEAR 1 threat designation for Mardi Gras, the highest federal event threat rating, to ensure additional security resources are allocated to the city.

It’s 72 and sunny on Mardi Gras Indian Uptown Super Sunday in New Orleans, and A.L. Davis Park is overflowing. Snakes and lizards drape across shoulders and around biceps. Leather body suits ...

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 ...

The krewe customarily selects and designs next year’s throws soon after Mardi Gras ends. The krewe then enters into contracts with an importer to buy them by “summer at the latest,” he said.

All one has to do is look at what the Mardi Gras Pass has done and continues to do. It has destroyed fisheries, estuaries and accelerated land loss. There was a study done (I believe around 2012 ...

Second Liners Mardi Gras Club member Cheryl Thompson says this marks 20 years the organization has worked to provide an Easter for all. “With so much going on in the world today, this is just ...

LOTS OF SUNSHINE. The New Orleans Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a homicide investigation on Mardi Gras Day. According to police, NOPD arrested a 15-year-old in connection ...

New Orleans' most famous street could soon see sweeping changes if city leaders follow through on bold new safety recommendations after a New Year’s Day attack that killed 14 and injured dozens.

South Africans are seething over scenes of a “Zulu” parade spotted during New Orleans’s annual Mardi Gras. The colourful carnival season ended last week on the eve of Ash Wednesday ...