Krewe de Wideload, a community-based Mardi Gras Krewe known for its lively and extravagant Mardi Gras balls, has just announced the date for its 2024 event.
There's been a bit of a stir on social media recently regarding potential changes to our beloved Mardi Gras parades in Carencro, Scott, and Youngsville.
TICKFAW, La. (KPEL News) - Dozens of stolen cell phones are being returned to their owners after Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies say members of a Colombian theft ring took them from Mardi Gras parade-goers celebrating in New Orleans.
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One wishes that we can go through a Mardi Gras season without any incidents. But that is never the case; however, you wouldn't think someone would start a situation with a UFC star let alone a local hero. Well, you'd be wrong, as a local man antagonizes UFC star Dustin Poirier at the Youngsville Mardi Gras parade with a sign about his wife.
A video circulating on social media showing a New Orleans police officer throwing a woman to the ground in the midst of a disturbance has sparked outrage and concern from the public.