New Orleans enhances Carnival security with SEAR-1 designation, federal resources, and potential parade route changes after Bourbon Street tragedy.

I predict this will be the safest one ever,” Mardi Gras Guide founder Arthur Hardy told WWL’s Tommy Tucker. “There will be so ...

Mardi Gras has been deemed the highest threat level under the Department of Homeland Security's Special Event Assessment ...

New Orleans has faced tragedy again and again and always seems to bounce back, maintaining its reputation for jazz and ...

State Attorney General Liz Murrill said measures would be in place throughout the period leading up to the festival’s ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill (R) said security measures would be in place through Mardi Gras celebrations in March ...

Carnival season has begun in New Orleans and city officials recently announced the line-up for the upcoming Mardi Gras ...

New Orleans follows the path of other cities that have kept visitors coming, through a mix of more security and new messaging ...