mardi gras

If you plan to attend a Mardi Gras parade this year, you may notice fewer of these favorites coming from floats.

Amtrak's Mardi Gras service is adding an extra car to bring extra revelers along for the ride this carnival season. Here's how to book your ticket.

It's Mardi Gras season and Crowley Veterinarian Hospital aren't going to let carnival season pass them by without getting in on the action and having some fun.

Lafayette king cake season is officially on, and these bakeries are the ones everyone’s talking about.

South Louisiana offers five distinct king cake styles during Mardi Gras: traditional cinnamon, French puff pastry, fried doughnut, savory boudin, and specialty craft versions.

One of the most iconic and fun parts of Mardi Gras are of course the beads. But why do we throw beads at Mardi Gras, and what do they really mean?

From simple bead catching behaviors to Mardi Gras bathroom etiquette, it's important to have a little refresher every season before you hit the parade route.

Planning Mardi Gras? We’ve got the full 2026 parade schedule for Acadiana.

Twins Bakery in Lafayette was selected to bake several King Cakes that were to be hand-delivered to NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell.

Downtown businesses don't want Lafayette's Mardi Gras on Jefferson Street, survey reveals. The results add fuel to the fight between Mayor Boulet and City Council.

We know Christmas is coming in a few weeks, then it will be New Year's Day and after that, how long until Mardi Gras? We have the answer.

The city of Lafayette has announced a major change to the 2026 Mardi Gras parade route that runs through the city and downtown Lafayette.

In a video recently surfacing from a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, one parade goer violently attacks and damages a Tesla Cybertruck.

A suspect in the Mamou Mardi Gras mass shooting has been captured in Texas after a multi-agency manhunt. Here’s what we know about the arrest and extradition.

Former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason took advantage of nice weather in the French Quarter for Mardi Gras and he went shirtless.

Mardi Gras may officially be done, but you can still catch some more parades in Louisiana

Another incredible Mardi Gras season has shown all the fun through photos.

The forecasts for Mardi Gras are becoming clearer, and your Tuesday in Louisiana is looking bad in some places. Here's the latest forecast.

Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette has announced that due to the weather forecast for Mardi Gras day, they have made the decision to close the festival for Mardi Gras day.

PARADE UPDATE: Lafayette parades are making adjustments due to the threat of severe weather on Tuesday.