Fontenelle told the court the wagon was special to him because he used it to make the girls' floats for school Mardi Gras parades. Still upset, Fontenelle went straight to bed that night and didn ...

The founder of the new krewe says he'll meet with an attorney to discuss JP Morrell's accusations. Meanwhile, the City ...

and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The 143-mile trip links the two cities with something they have in common: a long history of Mardi Gras celebrations. Mardi Gras ...

Starting in summer 2025, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer train travelers morning and evening departures from both cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both New Orleans ...

While the two cities may argue about their role in the origins of Mardi Gras—one may be the original while the other is arguably bigger and more famous—Mobile and New Orleans both celebrate ...

Easter is over, but Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, Mobile, and four towns between them on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This “Mardi Gras” will be an Amtrak train, and it will run twice a day in ...

Amtrak’s new route, the Mardi Gras Service, is launching in New Orleans this summer, bringing train travel back to the scenic Gulf Coast for the first time in nearly 20 years. The twice-daily ...

The open-air "Mardi Gras" party, which has attracted thousands of revellers to the historic Grassmarket, will not be going ahead this summer. It has usually been the first major event of the ...

Navigate backward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. See famous floats at Mardi Gras World $25 $500+ ...

When most people think of the Big Easy, the first images that come to mind are likely parade floats, beads and purples, ...

When a new Mardi Gras krewe introduced itself last month, its founder promised a 2026 Carnival parade with camels and trend-setting new features. Why it matters: Despite ambitious claims about their ...

The new Mardi Gras Service will run twice daily with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula. Amtrak also offers existing routes through Mississippi, including the Crescent (New ...