In addition to connecting New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, Amtrak hopes the new service will expand tourism in several Gulf ...

Through her re-branded Gombo Atelier, Lafayette artist Zozo Huval creates jewelry and fashion inspired by their roots — now at Festival International.

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: both cities will soon be bookending ...

Discover how New Orleans fashion designers are transforming Southern style with their innovative approaches, unique aesthetic ...

The Backstreet Cultural Museum is a treasure trove of Mardi Gras Indian suits, second-line costumes, and now, bounce fashion ...

Both festivals - Mardi Gras in New Orleans or Rio de Janeiro Carnival - fire up bucket lists like few other events around the world, but which one will you partake in first? Our experts help you ...

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 ...

South Africans are expressing outrage over what they perceive as offensive imagery during the “Zulu” parade at the recent Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, USA. The annual carnival, which ended ...

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.

A talented young costume designer was enjoying her dream life working on Broadway...until an unhinged stranger stabbed her with a broken bottle. Megan Berg, 25, was strolling through the ...

There’s a new “Big Chief” in town. On Tuesday, Mardi Gras Records released "I'm Feeling Good! (Big Chief Remix)," a wholesale reinvention of Professor Longhair’s timeless 1965 Carnival cla ...