Gwendolyn Rainey founded the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale in 2013 to represent Black women in Carnival. It’s become one of ...

Businessman John Schroder is crazy for Carnival. He’s ridden or marched in 56 parades, and hopes to catch them all ...

What is a krewe? And why do we eat king cake? Knowing these essential Mardi Gras facts will make the celebration all the more ...

Photo courtesy of New Orleans & Company Carnival is celebrated all over the world, but there’s nothing quite like Mardi Gras ...

(Photo by Sandy Huffaker / AFP) (Photo by SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images) Parades are a major part of Mardi Gras celebrations, and if you find yourself in the crowd celebrating, chances are ...

The Krewe du Kenner Wagon Float Parade offers family-friendly fun with DIY decorated wagon floats on Lundi Gras.

The three largest Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans are parades for the Krewes of Endymion, Bacchus and Muses. The Mondo Kayo ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officials with the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club are set to release the musical lineup for this year’s Lundi Gras festival. On Saturday, Feb.1 members of the club ...

Parades are a major part of Mardi Gras celebrations, and if you find yourself in the crowd celebrating, chances are you’ll encounter a Zulu coconut. Zulu coconuts are one of the more eye ...

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

Each cake gets the royal treatment with a coating of house-made, finely ground colored sugar in the traditional Mardi Gras palette of purple, green, and gold.

"I tell my kids you don't have to be the biggest, you don't have to be the loudest as long as you sound the best and look the ...