The ball was held on Saturday, Jan. 28, and in true Mardi Gras fashion, gold, green, and purple decorated the ballroom in the Shreveport Convention Center.
The Caddo Parish Sheriff Department, Shreveport Police Department, and other local agencies held a media briefing on Jan. 26 to discuss public safety ahead of the parade season.
As the thick of Mardi Gras season bears down upon New Orleans, many of the parade krewes are scrambling to contact law enforcement agencies across Louisiana to help secure their return to traditional Mardi Gras routes.
January 6 marks the traditional start of Carnival season, which means that, once again, krewes in Central Louisiana are preparing to let the good times roll.
On Jan. 6, it’s Kings Day, otherwise known as Epiphany, which means it’s time for king cake! We explore how to make the yummy, rolled cinnamon sugar pastry, twisted ring of flavors, and favorite dessert of Louisiana.
Tulane Unviersity’s head football coach, Willie Fritz, will ride as a Grand Marshal for the Krewe of Endymion’s 2023 Mardi Gras parade and extravaganza, according to a Facebook post from the program.
New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson says it is too soon to say whether Mardi Gras 2023 will be canceled after remarks made by Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Between the parades, balls and other Mardi Gras festivities, liquor stores in the state have seen a spike in sales. One Lake Area store says this spike was well anticipated, after people waited two years to celebrate Mardi Gras again this year.
The return to the Uptown parade route did come with changes, including cutting out the first portion of the traditional Thoth route that usually starts on State Street and Tchoupitoulas and rolls in front of LCMC New Orleans Children’s Hospital.