With the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras coming, Gov. Jeff Landry is using the emergency order from the New Year’s attack on Bourbon Street to remove the homeless from downtown.

As New Orleans kicks off its extravagant Carnival season this week, Louisiana is launching a new investigation into the New Year’s Day massacre that killed 14 people while the city will get more federal resources to help prevent another horrific attack.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, is captain of Mystick Krewe of Louisianians, the krewe that runs the event. The official commencement of Washington Mardi Gras is Jan. 23, just days after the presidential inauguration.

With New Orleans on high alert after a terrorist attack, it's important to have someone in the job soon, the governor said.

State Attorney General Liz Murrill said measures would be in place throughout the period leading up to the festival’s conclusion on March 4

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) said security measures would be in place through Mardi Gras celebrations in March after a deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans.  “I think that

Chairman Congressman Troy Carter and King Rico Alvendia announced on Thursday that the theme for this year’s festivities will be “Duty, Honor, Louisiana.” Krewe leaders said this year’s theme will pay tribute to the United States military, veterans and first responders while showcasing Louisiana culture.

On Monday morning, Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet, along with the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association, proudly raised the Mardi Gras flag at Lafayette ...

King Kristopher Kelley and Queen Ki Johnson, along with their Krewe members, greeted attendees, handed out beads, and posed for photos.

Five days after a deadly terror attack shook New Orleans, one big question still looms: Will the city be safe for Mardi Gras?

State police distributed flyers informing them that encampments are relocating to a temporary shelter in a warehouse along the Industrial Canal on France Road.

Carnival Season officially got underway on Monday, January 6, with the raising of Mardi Gras flags across Acadiana. One of those flag-raising ceremonies happened