For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

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 ...

Though it contains samples of the original recording of “Big Chief,” “I’m Feeling Good!” takes the song in an entirely new, ...

given to Mardi Gras 2025 for the first time, should be made permanent. That rating brought more federal resources to New Orleans this year, including extra security equipment and personnel.

Two Tesla Cybertruck owners who participated in a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans were left shaken after their vehicles were attacked by members of the crowd. What was supposed to be an exciting ...

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 ...

In a shocking turn of events, two Tesla Cybertruck owners who participated in a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans were left distraught after their vehicles were vandalised by members of the crowd.

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.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal Hollygrove shooting on Mardi Gras Day, according to the ...

MORGAN CITY, La. (KLFY) — A Morgan City man was arrested and charged in connection with what police are calling a “street takeover” on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, authorities said.