Mardi Gras

City leaders say Mardi Gras 2027 in Lake Charles will feature earlier parade times to improve safety and enhance the festival experience.

A new Louisiana bill could fine — or even jail — Mardi Gras float riders who throw beads recklessly. Here’s what House Bill 397 would do.

The victim in the New Orleans Shia LaBeouf assault is asking prosecutors to add hate crime charges to LaBeouf's charges.

A new proposed bill in Baton Rouge aims to criminalize aggressive Mardi Gras throws. Read why some say this knee-jerk reaction threatens traditions.

We witnessed what a kid was doing while waiting for a Mardi Gras parade in Lafayette, and she did what many adults should have done along the route.

What makes this video funny is that the calls she gets are all real Mardi Gras problems we've either encountered ourselves, or have witnessed first hand.

Two men were shot in Lafayette on Mardi Gras Day after a fight escalated into gunfire. Police say a bystander was hit while trying to intervene.

The Bead King promised us that he'd have bikes on his float for Mardi Gras day, and he delivered them to some lucky people along the parade route.

Laissez les bon temps rouler! Two deputies brought some unexpected energy to Mardi Gras, reminding us all of the lighter side of law enforcement.

Fat Tuesday brought the streets to life in New Orleans, but the season was not without a few unexpected bumps along the way.

LaBeouf, 39, faces two counts of simple battery after allegedly punching a bar employee and a bystander outside a Royal Street business early Mardi Gras morning.

Mardi Gras should be about celebration, but this year, some alarming incidents are changing the mood on the streets.