No stranger to disasters and hardship, New Orleans transforms itself and its traditions based on what befalls it. Take the ...

By 2005 the Zulu parades were premiere Mardi Gras events with lavish floats. Gone was the raggedy pants parody of the original parade; the king and queen of Zulu reigned in elegant tuxedo and gown.

Camp Liberty, Iraq? Louisiana soldiers donned purple, green and gold and climbed onto Army trucks transformed into floats for an early Mardi Gras celebration Sunday, parading through this base ...

It started in 2005 with a group of six members. They decided to bring a new approach to Mardi Gras merriment in Acadiana, inspired by the spirit of the world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.