Mardi Gras, New Orleans

Additional tactical teams, police in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
When people visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, there will be additional tactical teams and overall a larger police presence than in years past, according to the lead federal coordinator for Mardi Gras.
This Georgia town gives you the feel of Mardi Gras like Bourbon Street in New Orleans
This place, right outside of Atlanta, gives you a little taste of Mardi Gras and New Orleans. Here's where one traveler says to visit this week.
As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage
Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and all the Gulf Coast. Big parades are rolling down the main routes as some get fancied up for formal balls and others costume to poke fun and make merry.
As New Orleans' Mardi Gras goes into full swing, security boosted to historic levels
More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.
How New Orleans is preparing for Mardi Gras after Bourbon Street attack
The rooftop snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and armored vehicles seen during the Super Bowl will be back in the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday.
Parades rolling in New Orleans on Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras Day
It’s time to let the good times roll! As parades continue and the city prepares for the last few days of carnival, here are the parades rolling in New Orleans on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras. The following parades will roll in New Orleans on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras Day: According to NOLA Ready,
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The Bourbon Street you may not know: Facts about New Orleans' most famous thoroughfare
Bourbon Street was born in 1722, after a September hurricane wiped away four years of development in the original city of New ...
Super Bowl reporter dead in Louisiana hotel had Xanax in system after ‘Bourbon Street Hustler’ meetup: police
Louisiana police say the Super Bowl reporter found dead in his hotel room outside New Orleans on Feb. 5 had Xanax in his ...
After Bourbon St. attack New Orleans bomb squad responds to more than 170 bomb missions, all false alarms
WDSU Investigates found in 2023 and 2024 NOPD responded to more than 60 bomb scares, a majority of them were downtown. On Bourbon Street alone, there was at least 18 calls in the last two years. One ...
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How a kid's impromptu ukulele performance on Bourbon Street captured the magic of Mardi Gras
Day is magical, of course, but it can be extra special through the eyes of a kid. "When it was over, I got roaring cheers and ...
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New Orleans 'Bourbon Street Hustler' suspect in Super Bowl reporter death may be tied to 2nd fatality: police
The New Orleans woman accused of stealing a Super Bowl reporter's credit card after he was found dead in his Kenner, ...
Bourbon Street terror attack memorial moved
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the removal of the memorial was done in coordination with victims of the New Year's ...
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is weighing whether to close Bourbon Street off to cars
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told allies in a private meeting before the Super Bowl that she was weighing whether to ...
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‘You hope it never happens’: Responding to an MCI on Bourbon Street
NOLA EMS Chief Bill Salmeron shares the inside story of how his team handled one of the most intense incidents in recent New ...