As Mardi Gras festivities kicked off on Tuesday, MountainView Hospital's NICU joined in on the celebrations with a unique twist. The NICU staff and families celebrated by dressing up the newborns ...

After waiting all year, people gathered around Mardi Gras Park to see Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson flip the switch to light the city’s official Mardi Gras Tree at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Mobile ...

More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday ... that feature massive floats laden with flashing lights and giant moving figures. “It’s all about family.

But when the Mardi Gras floats return to their garages at the end of the celebrations, the festival scene in New Orleans and Louisiana doesn’t wind down one bit. The state is home to more than 400 ...