Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - It's almost time to roll for the 2025 Krewe of Highland parade, but you wouldn't know it from the quiet on ...

The earliest recorded Mardi Gras celebration in Southwest Louisiana was in 1882. However, the festivities died down soon after as Southwest Louisianans would face hard times, a reflection of what the ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the spiritual and cultural underpinnings of Mardi Gras from a Voodoo Queen. We ...

This year’s parade theme was “I’m Every Woman,” featuring 2025 Femme Fatale Queen Yolanda Singleton and 2025 Grand Marshal ...

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will ...

The Louisiana Restaurant Association is hosting the 31st annual Taste of Mardi Gras. Dishes and beverages supplied by ...

The Merchants', Children’s and all Tuesday parades will follow the route below, beginning at the Lake Charles Event Center and traveling south on Ryan Street to Sale Road. The Krewe of Omega Parade ...

Researchers at LSU have developed 3D printed, biodegradable beads for Mardi Gras to reduce waste from the famous parades in New Orleans.

The Southeastern Louisiana University women's basketball team secured a hard-fought 52-48 victory over UTRGV Thursday afternoon in the UTRGV Fieldhouse to tie for the most conference wins in Southland ...

Get ready for beads, beats, and bites! Discover the best Mardi Gras celebrations, from parades to crawfish feasts and toe-tapping live music.