This year, Mardi Gras is on Feb. 13. Here's everything you need to know about the theme, how long it lasts, how much money it brings in for New Orleans, and more. To the rest of America ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mardi Gras 2024 was one for the books, but it’s one the Carnival Legislative Advisory Committee said they are learning challenges from. Two big hassles are tents and make ...

Flashing for beads is a ritual with murky roots. Exactly when it first appeared at Mardi Gras is unclear, but it is believed to have gained momentum in the mid-80s. So how did this phenomenon ...

Mardi Gras, a celebration known for its exuberance and vibrant display of Louisiana culture, has long been a canvas for change and adaptation. Today, parades are synonymous with beads and trinkets ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officers with the New Orleans Police Department have announced the arrest of a man in connection with a triple shooting that happened on Royal Street in February. On Feb. 14 ...

The prom was themed “Mardi Gras,” and held at Petruzzello’s Banquet and Conference Center in Troy. Scroll below to see our 10 favorite photographs from the red carpet.

ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER. POLICE NOW HAVE A SUSPECT WANTED FOR A HIT AND RUN THAT HAPPENED DURING MARDI GRAS. POLICE SAY BILLY MERRILL WAS HIT BY A CAR AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS HOTEL.

The crowd’s in a good mood. There’s no hurry. I’m just here, breathing in the moment. Mardi Gras is my favorite theme park experience, and I’m so sad it’s about to wrap for the year.

The decision comes after NSW constable Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was charged over the deaths of the gay couple last week Organisers of Sydney’s Mardi Gras parade have asked police not to march in ...

A study of policing at WorldPride and Mardi Gras events in 2023 found it was heavy-handed and damaging to its relationship with the LGBTQIA+ community. A group of law academics, legal ...