The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans killed one person, wounded four and sent panicked families running for cover, police said Monday. One suspect was taken into custody shortly after…
The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The lead-up to New Orleans’ annual Mardi Gras celebration is intensifying with events big and small. Three parades are set for Friday night along historic St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. They are…
By JAY REEVES Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's port city is holding a main event of its Carnival season, a quirky bash honoring the man credited with helping make the nation's first Mardi Gras celebration what it is.…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The city that calls itself the "birthplace of Mardi Gras" has kicked off its first real Mardi Gras celebration since 2020 after two years lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mobile's first big parade of the Mardi…
