It comes after New Orleans just hosted the Super Bowl. When people visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, there will be additional tactical teams and overall a larger police presence than in ...

"I have to look at the safety first," the parish president said. Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also known as Shrove Tuesday.

BASTROP, Texas — Bastrop is letting the good times roll this weekend with their second annual Mardi Gras festival ... cook-off and we have about a dozen teams, both from Louisiana that have ...

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 ...