Mardi Gras, New Orleans

New Orleans to get 'extensive' federal support ahead of Mardi Gras 2025
New Orleans will receive the most support possible from the federal government as it works to secure its streets for Mardi Gras this year, as President Joe Biden’s administration has granted the city’s request for extra aid amid the deadly Bourbon Street attack on New Year’s Day.
Days after New Orleans terror attack, Mardi Gras begins
The Joan of Arc procession nears the St. Louis Cathedral on Monday night. Image: Chelsea Brasted/Axios Hundreds of people marched with the Society of Joan of Arc on Monday night, taking to the streets and taking back some of the joy stolen earlier this week from the start of Mardi Gras,
When is Mardi Gras? New Orleans celebrations still scheduled after deadly truck attack
Parades are set to commence Monday less than a week after a deadly truck attack killed 14 people and injured dozens in what FBI officials have called an "act of terror."
Keeping Mardi Gras safe: What's in place to stop another attack in New Orleans?
Five days after a deadly terror attack shook New Orleans, one big question still looms: Will the city be safe for Mardi Gras?
Mardi Gras 2025 is coming soon. Here's when and where to celebrate around Houston and Galveston
With the passing of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Day, the next season of celebration is Mardi Gras. Here is when, where and how the good times will roll for Mardi Gras in the Houston area in 2025.
Mardi Gras is coming: Here’s how one Mobile brewery is celebrating early
Downtown Mobile’s first parade of the 2025 Mardi Gras season doesn’t roll until Feb. 14, but one of the city’s breweries presents a kick-off event Sunday for those who can’t wait for the good times to roll.
How New Orleans' deadly Bourbon Street attack is reshaping plans for Mardi Gras
New Orleans, home to Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street, is well accustomed to hosting large crowds. But with Carnival season set to begin on Monday, five days after an attacker plowed a Ford F-150 down that storied thoroughfare in what the FBI is investigating as an "act of terrorism,
NOLA.com17h
Biden grants New Orleans SEAR 1 threat rating for Mardi Gras 2025. Here's what it means.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been trying to get the rating increased to SEAR 1 since 2019. Here's what kind of help the city ...
Louisiana AG orders investigation after New Year’s Day massacre as New Orleans gets heightened security status for Mardi Gras
As New Orleans kicks off its extravagant Carnival season this week, Louisiana is launching a new investigation into the New ...
WRKF10h
On first night of Mardi Gras, Joan of Arc parade chooses hope over fear
The first parade of the Mardi Gras season will roll tonight, less than a week after a man drove his truck into crowds on ...
Epiphany mass, Burning of Greens give way to Mardi Gras season in Alexandria
St. Frances Cabrini Church ended the Christmas season with an Epiphany mass and Burning of the Greens, and transitioned into ...
MARDI GRAS 2025: Your guide to parades and parties in the Baton Rouge area
South Louisiana is gearing up for the 2025 Mardi Gras season and there are several parades and parties that will roll through ...
New Orleans receives additional federal help ahead of Super Bowl, Mardi Gras 2025
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — The first phase to strengthen the security plan for Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras is already in effect.
KADN8h
Several Acadiana communities raise Mardi Gras flags to start Carnival Season
Carnival Season officially got underway on Monday, January 6, with the raising of Mardi Gras flags across Acadiana. One of ...
katc14h
Mardi Gras flag flies above Lafayette City Hall
Monday, January 6, marks the start of Epiphany or Twelfth Night, otherwise known as the official start to the Mardi Gras ...
Mardi Gras favorite Dong Phuong king cakes arriving in South MS. Here’s where to find them
Waveland Pharmacy, at 112 Auderer Blvd., is one of only two authorized resellers of Dong Phuong’s king cakes this year on the ...