Amidst a violent Mardi Gras in Shreveport this past weekend, including multiple incidents near the Krewe of Gemini parade, residents say they’re concerned about the crime
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office announced the arrests of four suspects over the weekend after 40 iPhones as well as credit cards, debit cards, and IDs were found in an Airbnb near Tickfaw. Chief Jimmy Travis says that the items recovered were reported stolen by paradegoers in New Orleans.
Following an inquiry from the Louisiana State Museum, Eye Filmmuseum discovered that it had the oldest surviving moving images of the Mardi Gras parade in its collection.
A New Orleans police officer has been reassigned pending the results of an investigation into at least two videos showing him forcibly removing a woman from an altercation Sunday (Feb. 20).
Louisiana isn’t the only state celebrating Mardi Gras this weekend. Jefferson put on the purple, green and gold as community members gathered for the annual event.
Mardi Gras festivities are taking place all across the state and of course here in Southwest Louisiana, the celebration allowed the good times to roll.
At 103 years old, Mary Muniz has seen more parades than most in her lifetime. But as she, friends and family prepared to watch the Krewes of Iris and Tucks on Saturday, Muniz says she has no intention of stopping now.
The 2023 Spanish Town Parade will kick off at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, and is expected to draw as many as 200,000 people to downtown Baton Rouge for the annual event.
In 2019, the Mardi Gras season brought in over 22 million dollars heavily impacted by the parades, and the Bureau expects the same amount this year, if not exceed it.
Adam Devine, an actor, producer, and comedian, stood before children and parents at Children’s Hospital New Orleans to announce his reign as Bacchus LIV on Feb. 19.