Galveston is open for business for Spring ... out and "kept taking what life threw at her—meth, misfortune, and Mardi Gras beads." Others, though, found a "woman of ill repute" like Salty ...

State Rep. Terri Leo Wilson urges area residents to make their support known for resolutions that would cement Galveston's ...

The queens who wore the crown of the Mistick Krewe of Comus ball on Mardi Gras in years past gathered recently for a luncheon to share memories and merriment during the Carnival season.

The krewe customarily selects and designs next year’s throws soon after Mardi Gras ends. The krewe then enters into contracts with an importer to buy them by “summer at the latest,” he said.

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Joseph's Night is a cultural and spiritual celebration observed in New Orleans, primarily by the Mardi Gras Indians, on the evening of March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph.

VILLE PLATTE, La. (KLFY) — The man accused of the mass shooting on Mardi Gras in Mamou has been moved to the Evangeline Parish Jail to face charges. Trea’land Ty’rell Castille, 19 ...

The alleged suspect in a Mamou Mardi Gras mass shooting has warrants out of St. Martin Parish in connection with a January drive-by shooting. Trea'land Ty'rell Castille, 19, is wanted on five ...

New Orleans’ most famous festival is gloriously over-the-top, with several weeks of Mardi Gras parades and balls leading up to Shrove Tuesday, known locally as Fat Tuesday. While the UK rustles ...

The Krewe of Argus, originally scheduled to roll in Jefferson Parish on Mardi Gras Day, will roll Sunday at 10 a.m. Then the annual St. Patrick Parade of Jefferson will follow. The Krewe of Argus ...

During Mardi Gras, the whole city turns into a sea of costumes and masks. This tradition dates back to French masquerade balls, where people could let loose without worrying about social status.