Krewe de Acadian will host its Cyber Gras Mardi Gras ball Feb. 7 at the Cajundome Convention Center with live local DJs, ...

Top Stories from Jan. 7, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting the public to a ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

The Advocate will publish Mardi Gras ball stories from Carnival krewes in and around the Baton Rouge area. Stories and photos ...

A captivating moment watching baby ball pythons break through their eggs and take their first breaths. Police investigate possible link between Brown University attack and shooting of MIT professor ...

Mardi Gras is coming early in 2026, with a few parades rolling as early as January. Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday is Feb. 17. Ironically, or not, the date for the Bacchanalian celebration of Mardi ...

Mardi Gras! Galveston planners have announced the dates and headliners for the 2026 celebration. The 115th Mardi Gras event returns Feb. 6-17, 2026, and features headliners including Country musicians ...

On Wednesday in Irvington, Ala., a community about 20 miles southwest of Mobile, an eastbound Amtrak train heading from New Orleans on the Mardi Gras route collided with a white pickup truck. Video ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Mardi Gras parade will revert to its original route for 2026 after recent changes sparked controversy. Mayor-President Monique Boulet had altered the parade route ...

The $300 million downtown Mobile arena project remains on budget and on schedule, Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis said Tuesday, but he warned that the tight timeline could complicate plans for the 2027 Mardi ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - The Krewes of Gemini and Centaur are inviting the public to their big 12th Night Celebration to officially kick off the 2026 Mardi Gras season. The celebration will be held ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Certain names will forever be connected to Mardi Gras and Carnival in New Orleans. The late Blaine Kern Sr. and Ed Muniz are among them. Then there’s Arthur Hardy, who arguably ...