Louisiana, Mardi Gras and Franklinton

They’ll be watching Bourbon Street on Mardi Gras (and every other day)
In cities across the United States someone or something is almost always watching you. On Tuesday, as Mardi Gras revelers ...
A look at Louisiana’s Mardi Gras festivities through the years
Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from floats and streets lined with costumed revelers -- ...
Months after terror attack, New Orleans cautiously celebrates Mardi Gras
The promise from authorities for more security threatened to conflict with the city’s anything-goes sensibilities, and some ...
Additional tactical teams, police in New Orleans for Mardi Gras
When people visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, there will be additional tactical teams and overall a larger police ...
As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage
Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers ...
The Lens13h
Scattershot statutes
Another statute prohibits the illegal carrying of a firearm “used in the commission of a crime of violence” within 1,000 feet of a parade. But that does not make it a crime to legally carry any other ...
The Advocate17h
In Lafayette, disappearing gay bars mean losing opportunity to 'get to know your community'
"When you go to a place like Bolt, being one of the few queer spaces in the city, you get to learn what it means to be a ...
National Catholic Reporter17hOpinion
Let them eat King Cake, but not the baby!
Between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, people all over the world eat King Cake. Whether simply because it tastes good or because ...