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“As the birthplace of Mardi Gras in Mobile, the world’s largest Mardi Gras, or at least America’s largest Mardi Gras, in New Orleans. And having Mardi Gras in between it, they couldn’t ...

A new Mardi Gras krewe hopes to start the 2026 season a day early. Carnival traditionally kicks off on Twelfth Night, which falls on Jan. 6, but next year, the Mystic Kings Krewe plans to roll in ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - America’s passenger railroad today officially announced the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service with twice-daily runs between New Orleans and Mobile with stops along the ...

It’s 72 and sunny on Mardi Gras Indian Uptown Super Sunday in New Orleans, and A.L. Davis Park is overflowing. Snakes and lizards drape across shoulders and around biceps. Leather body suits ...

In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is particularly stark, as member station WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...

The event will run from 8:30 a.m. until noon Wednesday, April 30, at the Mobile Convention Center. It’s named after city council president C.J. Small and will bring 23 single-family homes to the ...

All one has to do is look at what the Mardi Gras Pass has done and continues to do. It has destroyed fisheries, estuaries and accelerated land loss. There was a study done (I believe around 2012 ...

The report also calls for a permanent federal SEAR 1 threat designation for Mardi Gras, the highest federal event threat rating, to ensure additional security resources are allocated to the city.

The Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team supported the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) support during the busiest week of Mardi Gras. The NOPD requested ...

LOTS OF SUNSHINE. The New Orleans Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a homicide investigation on Mardi Gras Day. According to police, NOPD arrested a 15-year-old in connection ...