The French Opera House was a popular venue for Mardi Gras balls in the late 1800s. See where balls are hosted today.

The City of New Orleans is gearing up for the first big weekend of Carnival parades. Two dozen parades will roll starting ...

Carnival parades scheduled for Sunday (Feb. 23) have been rescheduled because of expected heavy rain and thunderstorms in the ...

According to Carnival historian and Mardi Gras Guide founder Arthur Hardy, the city’s first organized parading organization, ...

National Guard deployments, use of SWAT teams, and a new traffic mitigation system for parade routes outlined.

Fat Tuesday, which is Mardi Gras Day, marks the last day of Carnival Season, and this day falls on March 4 this year. This ...

The appeal for student safety comes ahead of the first full weekend of Carnival parades in New Orleans. NOLA Public School ...

If you're planning to take a trip down to New Orleans in order to attend the main parades of Carnival Season, it may be a ...

The city is requiring more police officers at parades this year, putting higher costs on smaller, independent krewes vital to ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a grand, final celebration on March 4, better known as Fat Tuesday. Originating from ...

NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season kicked off on January 6 with a rolling party on the city's historic streetcar line and an annual procession honoring Joan of Arc in the French Quarter. Here are the ...