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.

Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers as powerful storms were expected to strike Louisiana.

Cover and turn to low. Cook for 15 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. For this salad, I used chicken broth to give it more flavor.  While the salad is great with oil, lime juice and honey,

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

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

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans and other southern cities.

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.

The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down in south Louisiana during Fat Tuesday’s severe weather threat.