Editor’s note: Palmerton resident and contributing writer Lynn Shupp brings us a firsthand look from Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, which competes with New Orleans By LYNN Shupp [email protected] ...

Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This is a new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans.

It’s not the traditional season for the famed celebration, but a new Mardi Gras is coming to six cities and towns along the Gulf Coast twice a day, starting August 18. This version will be Amtrak’s ...

The service will feature intercity passenger trains twice-daily between Mobile and New Orleans, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...

Erika Goldring/Getty The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club's 2025 Zulu Parade on Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2025 in New Orleans.

In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. However, due to the rampant racism of the time, the krewe was ...

The New Orleans Pelicans have made multiple trades leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, most recently acquiring a second-round pick.

Mardi Gras Krewe of Oshun is in a struggle with a float builder over an unpaid $50,000 debt and control of the New Orleans LA organization.

Louisiana lawmakers push bill to loosen campaign finance rules, allowing spending on mortgages, clubs, Mardi Gras and family trips.

April 25 (UPI) --Amtrak is planning a new route between Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The 143-mile trip links the two cities with something they have ...