Mardi Gras

It's Carnival time in Louisiana and we're ready for the party! On this week's show, we bring you an only-in-New-Orleans story that involves family, loyalty, and king cakes. We discuss a locally-made king cake that's a delicious collision of two cultures. And we learn about the evolution of the Rex Organization as it moves its official reviewing stands to Napoleon Avenue.

Traditional plastic beads can be toxic and bad for the environment. In response, some are moving away from plastic beads, using locally recycled glass instead.

With Carnival in full swing, the New Orleans culinary school gave its students a crash course — and a rite of passage — in baking their first king cake.

More than 1,800 federal, state and local law enforcement officials will be present in New Orleans during Mardi Gras weekend and through Fat Tuesday, city officials announced at a press conference Monday (Feb. 2).

Federal immigration enforcement and the deployment of the National Guard for security purposes have put New Orleans in the spotlight recently. What could this do to tourism at a crucial time of the year?

Black Masking Mardi Gras Indians have a rich cultural history in New Orleans dating back to the 19th century. A queen in one tribe says this is her last year parading and she’s concerned about how her culture continues to be commodified.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes filled the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrated Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms.

Like New Orleans, the small village of Schaijk in the Netherlands is also celebrating Carnaval on Tuesday — and making an update to a centuries-old tradition.

With strong winds in the forecast on Tuesday, Mardi Gras parades in Jefferson Parish have been canceled, and two parades in New Orleans have adjusted their plans, WDSU and Fox 8 reported.

Schools have their own Mardi Gras traditions. At Morris Jeff Community School in New Orleans, they include all of their students, even the youngest.