The Nefertiti parade will roll along Lake Forest and Read boulevards in New Orleans East starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16.

You saw Soul Queen Irma Thomas sing with Mick Jagger at Jazz Fest last spring. Now, you’ll see a statue of the Crescent City ...

The Arc of Greater New Orleans is collecting more than 160 tons of Mardi Gras throws and beads to recycle. Executive Director Heather Matthews says the mission is to save beads from drains and ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans Monday evening to celebrate the first parade of Carnival ... laden with flashing lights and ...

Associated Press Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 10:36 a.m. | Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 10:36 a.m. NEW ORLEANS — Festivities marking Mardi Gras, the climactic day of New ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival, has been in full swing since ... purple, and gold beads into the crowd. Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans to celebrate the first parade of Carnival season ... floats laden with flashing lights and ...

AND LET’S SWITCH GEARS TO CARNIVAL ... OF TONS OF BEADS AND THROWS THAT ARE WASHED, THEN SORTED AND THEN SOLD BACK TO MAJOR CREWS. OFFICIALS WITH THE ARC OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS SAY THIS EFFORT ...