My accessories for last month's Mardi Gras Marathon in New Orleans included a pair of bead necklaces and three watches.
Gray skies couldn't dampen the spirit as Mardi Gras revelers partied on Fat Tuesday in waves of parading, costuming, drinking — and political commentary.
The stars of HBO's series "Treme" (truh-MAY') will lead this year's parade for Orpheus, the Mardi Gras krewe founded by crooner Harry Connick Jr.
Actor Andy Garcia will reign as Bacchus on the Sunday before Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
As if NFL coaches needed something else to worry about.
An 8-year-old girl who was abducted outside a Fresno home escaped from her captor Tuesday morning, thanks to an alert driver, police said.
Voters in Louisiana are shockproof, with years of experience weighing the demerits — and even the occasional merits — of their native politicians. They often find the politicians wanting — and want more anyway. The motto of Mardi Gras — "Laissez les bon temps roulez," or "Let the good times roll" — works year-round.
The Saints' first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, "Lombardi Gras."
The Saints' first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, "Lombardi Gras."
