Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service connecting Mobile to New Orleans is off to a strong start, serving 6,700 total riders in 15 days and triggering the need for an additional car during New Orleans Saints ...

Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas is working toward returning to Doggett Ford Park for a second year in a row. Tim Romero, Chairman of the Board for Mardi Gras Southeast Texas, said Doggett Ford Park felt ...

The Mardi Gras Service, starting on Aug. 18, will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., by train for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. By Gabe Castro-Root Amtrak will begin passenger ...

Move over, beads and king cake — Mardi Gras is hitting the rails. The long-standing Gulf Coast rivalry between Mobile and New Orleans over who threw the first Mardi Gras party now has a new twist: ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The good times have rolled here in Southwest Louisiana and now it’s time for the beads to find a new home. “People can come and any of the beads that they don’t want, they ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)— Shreveport Green is collecting Mardi Gras beads throughout the city until March 30th to divert waste and positively impact the environment. Lauren Jones, the Director of ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — If you attended any Mardi Gras parades this season, you may be asking yourself, “What do I do with all of these beads?” Fairhope’s second Wawa, 5th in Alabama, opening this ...

The Tesla Cybertruck remains in the headlines, but for reasons Elon Musk would not welcome. Just recently, authorities probed a fatal crash involving an electric pickup truck. This made them question ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — As Mardi Gras festivities wind down, the colorful beads that often come with the celebrations can pile up, leaving many wondering what to do with the excess. The Arc of Acadiana is ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations that ...

The spirit of Mardi Gras is alive and well: the love of life (joie de vivre), the enjoyment of music, food (especially king ...