Editor's note: Find the latest story with updates here. Rex and Zulu, New Orleans' famed Fat Tuesday parades, will roll early and with pared-down processions due to forecasts of high winds and ...

Rodney P. Mason Jr. was reluctant to join the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. He was an Alabama A&M University undergraduate when his father, a Zulu stalwart, first extended the invitation.

NEW ORLEANS — When the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club take to the streets on Mardi Gras Day, they're showcasing more than 100 years of Carnival tradition. It's a tradition Rodney Mason ...