The two-day festival of concerts and carnival will return on Friday, Feb. 6, and Saturday, Feb. 7, at Mardi Gras Plaza, across from Lakeside Mall.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As residents across much of the country take down their holiday decorations, sobered by New Year's resolutions and a return to business as usual, in Louisiana people are ...

Carnival lovers will have fewer weeks to catch beads and indulge in sweet king cakes this upcoming season. With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The ...

Set in a tidy row of townhomes that conjure images of old New Orleans, 3216 St. Charles Ave. is a handsome two-story home with a brick parking forecourt and verdant surroundings. It looks like it ...

Proper attire debates are a frequent controversy among guests, with one side holding firm that dinner in the Main Dining Room is always a dress up occasion while the other side favors a more casual ...

Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras is back on the water after refurbishments. The Excel class ship underwent a comprehensive dry dock in Marseilles, France. It’s now setting sail from Barcelona on a 15 ...

Guests who are just days away from embarking on Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras have learned that they won’t necessarily get the VIP experience onboard – or VIFP experience we should say – that they ...

The Carnival 'Panorama' was hit by rough wind and rain causing the vessel to take on water and tilt to one side as a result Carnival A Carnival cruise ship sailing the Mexican Riviera experienced ...

Carnival Cruise Line is unveiling new four- and five-day Bahamas itineraries aboard Carnival Mardi Gras from Port Canaveral in 2027-28. Meanwhile, the cruise line will extend Carnival Celebration’s ...

A cruise dining option that some people argue doesn’t mesh with the stereotypical Carnival Cruise Line crowd may be about to surprise a lot of cruisers. Carnival, and other cruise lines, are uniquely ...