Mardi Gras

The Inaugural Krewe de Bayou Mardi Gras Ball is heading to the Downtown Ballroom January 19th, 2012!  You’re not in a Krewe?  You don’t have to be!  You are in a Krewe?  You can come to our Ball too!  ANYONE can join us for our Inaugural Krewe de Bayou Mardi Gras Ball!

Glenn Stewart was arrested last Mardi Gras on simple battery charges.

The woman knocked out cold during a Mardi Gras argument has apologized for her actions. In a statement obtained by KPEL through her lawyer, Gary McGoffin, Erin May Fitzgerald says she made a mistake.

We have been hearing about the story again and again of Erin Fitzgerald being punched on Mardi Gras over a float in the Independent Parade.  Glenn Stewart now faces charges over a moment that will only be looked on with regret years down the road...

Two children were killed when the car they were in went off the road and into a bayou in southeast Louisiana. Louisiana State Police say the driver and two other children in the car were able to swim to safety in the crash that happened shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday in Ascension Parish.

It’s funny to think that while we are mid swing in our Mardi Gras celebration, most of the country is plugging away at another regular old work week. Growing up in South Louisiana it is sometimes hard to imagine life with out Mardi Gras, but for most of the country this is the sad reality. Surf ...

We'll see one more parade Monday night than normal thanks to the weekend's wet weather. The Children's Parade will roll tonight a 6 from its normal starting point by the court house. The Queen's Parade will also roll at 6 from its normal starting point.

The crackdown starts today

(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) It's carnival time again! All over Acadiana, preparations are taking place to celebrate Mardi  Gras 2012. From the Mardi Gras Balls to the parades, here's a list of what's going on and when here in Acadiana for Mardi Gras 2012. (UPDATE – Youngsvi... Read More ...

Unless you plan to be in St. Martinville for the New Comers parade Saturday, don't try to make a trip there.

Don't trash your beads!

The Scott Mardi Gras Parade sponsored by the Scott Business Association will roll this Sunday with more floats than ever. Bill Young representing the association visited with "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" today and said the family friendly parade will feature 77 floats plus marching bands, civic groups, elected officials and others.

Tom Carroll Approved via Tom Carroll Tom Carroll Approved via Tom Carroll Today on "Lafayette Live" Tom Carroll, Lafayette's Public Works Director said city crews are ramping up for the Mardi Gras festivities. More than five thousand metal barricades and 120 port-a-lets will be deployed beginning today

New to Lafayette or just looking for another way to get around town during Mardi Gras season? There is an app for that! The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association has released a new app for iPhones and Droids to help you get around and plan your family fun.

It will be another day of bands, food, craft and fun for the St. Martinville La Grande Boucherie on February 18th.

Need the latest Mardi Gras information? Well there's an app for that. The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association has unveiled a new app for both iPhone and Android devices.

Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes are working ahead of schedule to make sure that there is enough space for Mardi Gras season.  Both Thibodaux and Houma draw a huge crowd for their parades which will be getting underway in just a few weeks.

With five months remaining before Mardi Gras rolls around again in New Orleans, the Krewe of Endymion has announced its celebrity lineup.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana alcoholic beverage control agents issued 825 citations during the just-concluded Mardi Gras season.

Tootie Landry talks about how she wants to handle life after Mardi Gras on this edition of "Not Necessarily The News."