mardi gras parades

Mother Nature will once again play a part in Louisiana's Mardi Gras celebrations this weekend. Several changes have already been announced .

Here is the 2023 Mardi Gras parade schedule for Acadiana listed parish by parish.

Mardi Gras 2023 is pretty much in full swing and this weekend there are lots of great parades and other festivities across Acadiana.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans will happen in 2023 just with shorter parade routes.

One of the biggest Mardi Gras celebrations in all of Acadiana kicks off this evening at Cajun Field.

The Krewe of Rio ushered in Lafayette's return to large Mardi Gras celebrations. Here are exclusive pictures of the Krewe's parade as it rolled off Saturday night.

New Orleans Mardi Gras parade routes will be changing a bit for 2022, officials announced at a press conference on Tuesday morning.

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell wants to make sure that the only thing you'll catch in the Big Easy during Mardi Gras are beads.

Mardi Gras Southwest Louisiana has announced that it will not host parades this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has really taken a toll on Mardi Gras celebrations across the state

New Orleans announced earlier this week that Mardi Gras parades would not be permitted to roll in 2021 due to coronavirus concerns

The Saturday night and Sunday afternoon parades could be dancing between raindrops. Here's how the forecast breaks down for each of this weekend's parades.

Endymion and Zulu have both changed their traditional Mardi Gras parade routes to avoid the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site at the corner of Canal and Rampart Streets in New Orleans.

Barricades blocking pedestrian pathways in the city are being addressed by the Mayor-President's office.

Revelers will want to have their rain gear handy and keep an eye out for the potential of severe storms developing.

Forecasters are working out the timing on when the best chances for rain to fall will be.