Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day.

Zulu and Rex parades, the climax of New Orleans' carnival season, will roll early on Fat Tuesday with pared-down ensembles ...

Zulu and Rex parades, the climax of New Orleans' carnival season, will roll early on Fat Tuesday with pared-down ensembles ...

Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng confirmed in a press conference Monday that the parades will remain canceled for ...

Krewe of Folsom has postponed their parade due to the weather. Carnival time in southeast Louisiana means it's time to break ...

With strong winds in the forecast on Tuesday, Mardi Gras parades in Jefferson Parish have been canceled, and two parades in ...

Rex will not pass Gallier Hall, where traditionally Rex toasts the mayor of New Orleans. Rex will instead turn down Jackson ...

There are parades changes in New Orleans on Mardi Gras day due to weather threats, although those changes appear to be in ...

In the heart of Mardi Gras, the Krewe of Zulu will roll at 7 a.m. Rex will follow at 9 a.m. Marching krewes and truck floats will not be permitted. All parades will be required to clear off the ...

When Howell Crosby was a teenager in the 1970s, he spent three Fat Tuesdays crammed inside the Rex organization’s Boeuf Gras float, pulling the string that made the knife-wielding butcher figure ...

FILE – Rex, the King of Carnival ... brass band music as they begin the march of the Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File ...