With the changes for next year's Mardi Gras now official, WWL's Meg Farris is digging deeper into one of the changes: why are parade routes being shifted? And what is the reaction of people who live ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ Carnival season officially opened Jan. 6, launching weeks of Mardi Gras parades and festivities across the metro area and southeastern Louisiana. The season comes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The formation for Knights of Sparta is sparking reaction from Uptown residents who said the move changes cherished Mardi Gras ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Sept. 30, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — With the “New Palafox” construction complete, officials and Mardi Gras parade organizers have a decision to make: ...

Strapped for cash, New Orleans leaders are trying to streamline Mardi Gras by shifting a few parade routes in 2027 to take the pressure off police, first responders, street cleaners and other services ...

Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board is asking the community to weigh in on where to plan major parade routes for events such as Mardi Gras. The DIB says they will host a meeting, likely a public ...

King Zulu has reigned in the streets of New Orleans nearly every Fat Tuesday since 1909. The first kings of Zulu wore lard cans for crowns and carried banana stalks as scepters. Jubilee-singers ...

New Orleans leaders are doing heavy lifting in the name of fixing our budget woes. The Louisiana legislative auditor’s August 2026 report is encouraging, suggesting that tighter bookkeeping for reside ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the changes for next year's Mardi Gras now official, WWL's Meg Farris is digging deeper into one of the changes: why are ...