BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - If you’re just passing through North Baton Rouge, you might think Dougherty Drive looks like all the others, until you get close enough to see Kerry Haynes home dubbed the ...

The beloved pastry is a staple of Mardi Gras festivities and the Christian ... including its circular or ring shape that can symbolize a crown, wreath, the Magi’s journey or unity among ...

As with all things Mardi Gras, 12th Night has religious roots but has ramified into popular culture in various ways: Some believe it’s bad luck to leave Christmas decorations up after the day ...

Each year on Jan. 6, as other Americans are taking down their Christmas decorations, residents in New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf South start hanging Mardi Gras beads and ordering their ...

and vibrant decorations. Guests looking to get even closer to the action can reserve a spot on a float through the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience, which includes a three-course meal at ...

Mardi Gras fever is back and is in Moss Point as ... Hundreds of volunteers went out despite the cold weather to pick up 30,000 wreaths at the Biloxi National Cemetery, stacking wreaths on poles ...

When the Mardi Gras season is in full swing, about 60 women in corsets will strut through the streets, glimmering with beaded images of Purple Drank, daiquiris, Negronis and other cocktails.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor handed over the key to the city to Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla during the 2025 Gasparilla Pirate ...

New Orleans now faces safety concerns for two major upcoming events, Super Bowl LIX and Mardi Gras. Chris Graythen/Getty Images The National Football League (NFL) said in a statement that the ...

The year that was, as told through 24 photos. We're hurtling towards the ... Their deaths cast a sombre shadow over the year's annual Mardi Gras parade, straining the event's already complicated ...