Some popular small businesses patronized by New Orleans-area crafters and creators include Jefferson Variety Store, Broadway Bound and The Bead Shop. When Reimonenq lived in New Orleans, she primarily ...

and Mardi Gras is the best thing for world peace. It really is. It really is. I mean this is the one day out of the year. Everyone comes together as one, costumes, whatever, it doesn't matter what ...

Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite anticipated severe storms. The city’s two ...

Bourque, who was fully decked out in a Mardi Gras costume, explained that the parade is a tradition that brings people together year after year. She added that her costume held a special ...

PHOTOS: New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns Jeremy Speed, a 40-year-old Krewe of Zulu member who grew up watching the parade, rode a float ...

Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make their own flower costumes every year.