Despite the shortening of parades, plenty of new and traditional Mardi Gras social events will still take place around the ...

Known as "Lady Louie," Ketchens has been a fixture of the French Quarter for nearly four decades. We talk about her classical training and her career as a street performer, and she'll play some music.

Powerful storms were threatening communities across the country with weather ranging from fire in the Southern High Plains to ...

Palmerton resident and contributing writer Lynn Shupp brings us a firsthand look from Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, which ...

Shaquille O'Neal, Katy Perry and Harry Connick Jr. are just some of the stars who've tossed beads and had a blast over the ...

Carnival Season -- marked by a weekslong pre-Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- is reaching its conclusion on ...

Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday ...

Tuesday marks Mardi Gras and while the big celebration is happening in New Orleans, you can still find a taste of the Big ...

The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected ...

Everyone is keeping their eyes on the skies in New Orleans as severe weather on the horizon could put a damper on the finale ...

WDSU Anchor Travers Mackel caught up with NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick on the parade route and spoke to her about her decision to let parades roll.