After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood boils — Louisiana's 2025 Carnival Season is approaching its grand conclusion.

The average price for live and boiled crawfish in Louisiana is decreasing for the fourth week, with live crawfish now available for under $3.75 per pound and boiled crawfish for under $6.19 per pound.

If you’re looking for a way to celebrate Mardi Gras without having to head to Louisiana, a Michigan bakery has an essential for your party. Crust, a Fenton-based baking company, is selling King Cakes and paczki for a limited time in recognition of the annual celebration.

Beignets are a Mardi Gras tradition and a staple in Louisiana. Here are two places to try these doughy delights in South Pinellas.

Two Louisiana senators are raising questions about why Louisiana’s youth prison system banned at-home visits for incarcerated minors for holidays including Christmas, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras and St.

Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

Carnival Season -- marked by a weekslong pre-Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- is reaching its conclusion on the Gulf Coast.

As tourists descend on Louisiana and thousands flock to Carnival parades this weekend, some New Orleans area residents will be observing their own time-honored tradition — getting out of town.

Forecasters warn of intense storms that could unleash damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday.

Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as huge parades and costumed revelers are set to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans and other southern cities.

Mardi Gras, which marks the end of Carnival, is a time of indulgence. We get the party started with the official dish of Louisiana: a big bowl of gumbo. Our version is hearty, yet meat-free — though you certainly can add shrimp or andouille sausage if you like.