Greasing of the poles started more than five decades ago in New Orleans, a city that doesn't take itself too seriously. But ...

New Orleans erupts into a dazzling display of parades, music, and revelry for Mardi Gras. Known as "Fat Tuesday," this celebration marks the final day before Lent and is so deeply ingrained in ...

The thousands of football fans streaming into New Orleans this week for Super Bowl LIX are in for an extra treat. On Saturday ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat ...

Whitford said nearly 1,000 vehicle barriers are proposed to keep people across New Orleans safe for Mardi Gras. Whitford said he will be in New Orleans this week to meet with city officials to ...

When it comes to Super Bowl parades, we don't usually see one until a team actually wins the game, but in New Orleans, they ...

Hour of TODAY co-hosts Al Roker, Craig Melvin, and Dylan Dreyer are heading to New Orleans for Mardi Gras — and reveal they're also hosting a first of it's kind food event called Taste of New Orleans ...

Louisiana native Alison Adams is sharing her Cajun culture and traditions of Mardi Gras with an installation at the Beet ...

a group of students wearing colorful costumes danced through the streets of New Orleans, copying the festivities they saw while visiting Paris. A decade later in 1837, the first Mardi Gras street ...

If you're planning to attend Galveston's Mardi Gras festivities, you'll want to do more than plan out an outfit. You'll also need to avoid new traffic closures, or you could get stuck for hours.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - At the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal, a new steel barrier stands near the memorial for ...

The Super Bowl is in town, and so far, fears that visitors would avoid the big game because of January’s attack on Bourbon ...