HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — Houma city officials have released the schedule for their Mardi Gras 2025 parades. They say Mardi Gras in ...

HOUMA, La. — This carnival season, two Mardi Gras floats caught fire in Houma while on the route. Fire officials fear it could happen again and be much worse if the rules aren't changed.

But when the Mardi Gras floats return to their garages at the end of the celebrations, the festival scene in New Orleans and ...

Two floats caught fire during Mardi Gras parades in Houma, Louisiana, prompting safety concerns and calls for stricter regulations. The fires, potentially caused by pyrotechnic machines or ...

A Houma military veteran broke into Edna Karr High School, closed for the holiday, to steal copper wiring, police said. All booked on a Mardi Gras day ... officers and 150 Louisiana State Police ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a legal holiday since 1875, featuring numerous festivities leading up to the main event. Celebrations include family-friendly parades, quirky goods, and animal-dedicated ...

Similar celebrations are held across Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. And other lavish Carnival celebrations in ...