Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where many give up habits for 40 days. Here's ...

"I am 109 King of Zulu. All hail Zulu Happy Mardi Gras!" King Zulu said in his traditional toast to Mardi Gras and the city.

Powerful storms were threatening communities across the country with weather ranging from fire in the Southern High Plains to ...

New Orleans might be hit with some high winds and rain right on Mardi Gras this year. Get all the details about the ...

Carnival Season -- marked by a weekslong pre-Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- is reaching its conclusion on ...

Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes were filling the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate ...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s husband of nearly 60 years, has died. The country music superstar says Dean died Monday in ...

But it's Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, our final day to celebrate the Carnival season and honor the rich history of the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high ...