NEW ORLEANS -- Officers on horseback cleared Bourbon Street early Wednesday, declaring an end to Carnival 2012 in New Orleans as Mardi Gras revelers began to prepare for the beginning of Lent, the...

ROME (AP) - Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship found four more bodies Wednesday, including that of a missing 5-year-old Italian girl, authorities said.Italy's national...

Party-goers have flocked in their hundreds of thousands to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, lured to the French Quarter by the chance to snag beads and watch the parades. The...

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans police said they are investigating two crimes on the outskirts of the French Quarter that happened during the height of Mardi Gras.The first incident was a stabbing that...

NEW ORLEANS  — Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching...

As a long morning and afternoon of parades come to a close, the night is just beginning on Bourbon Street. Carolyn Scofield has the latest from the Tropical Isle on Bourbon...

Fat Tuesday isn't complete without the annual Bourbon Street awards. Lee Zurik caught up with some of the costumed carnival revelers in the French...

New Orleans - A celebration on Frenchmen Street was packed with characters. The celebration there is a party like no other. Many people who go there say it's all about the costume. Many of them...

New Orleans -- Two people are wounded after a shooting Tuesday evening on the outskirts of the French Quarter, not far from Mardi Gras celebrations. It happened around 8:30 p.m. at the intersection...

Roy Hibbert poured in 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds Tuesday in the Indiana Pacers' 117-108 overtime win over New Orleans. Former Hornets draft...

Revelers soaked up the tastes and sounds of Mardi Gras during last night’s Fat Tuesday celebration at The Beehive in the South End. Rum-filled libations and a Cajun-inspired menu from Chef...

(AP) NEW ORLEANS - Revelers hit the streets Tuesday to celebrate Mardi Gras, lured to the French Quarter and stately oak-lined avenues by the chance to snag beads and baubles from seemingly endless...

Revellers in costume in New Orleans, Louisiana, took to the streets shortly after dawn on Tuesday to participate in the city's annual Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday,...

Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired First Premium Insurance Group, Inc. in Covington, Louisiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1973,...

The city of Alexandria, La., can't keep up with the demand for destroying dilapidated structures in the city. During the 20-month span from May 2010 to December 2011, City Attorney Chuck...

NEW ORLEANS-From the family-friendly avenues of the Garden District to raunchy displays in the French Quarter, New Orleans let loose with a Fat Tuesday party as parades rolled and revelers frolicked...

MINGO JUNCTION, Ohio -- AT&T customers in certain parts of the Mingo Junction and the Goulds areas of Jefferson County were still reporting trouble with their...

Rex tradition was kept alive Tuesday in the Garden District as the oldest carnival organization paraded for the 131st time.Rex dates back to 1872, a time when floats were on old wagon chassis pulled...

The Krewe of Zulu kicked off the Fat Tuesday celebrations at the Dooky Chase Restaurant on Orlean Avenue.This year's King of Zulu, Elroy James, toasted with the Knights of Peter Claver,...

For many, Mardi Gras day begins with one of the first marching clubs on the streets, Pete Fountain's Half-Fast Walking Club. Over at Gallier Hall, We found a group of 610 Stompers in...

After the big krewes like Zulu and Rex move downtown, it's the trucks that really help families get their fill of throws. Nicondra Norwood headed Uptown for the...

New Orleans — It is the first parade of the day on Fat Tuesday and it is a Mardi Gras wakeup call like no other.With its unique throws and outlandish characters, parade watchers consider the...

One of the oldest traditions of Mardi Gras involves the marching of the Indians. The Comanche Hunters tribe are a family that have been marching together for 20 years. This year, they gathered early...

It's a Mardi Gras tradition of bringing back spirits of the dead, courtesy of the men in the Northside Skull and Bones gang.Every Fat Tuesday skeletons roam the streets of the city, waking up...

Metairie-- Some say the crowds in Metairie were some of the thickest they've seen in Jefferson Parish on Mardi Gras. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Band of Excellence got Mardi Gras...

Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching groups and...

Mardi Gras around the Claiborne Bridge and Orleans Avenue to celebrate. It starts early in the morning and goes for several hours. It's a long standing tradition with the city's African...

Uptown— The crowd went wild as the sounds of Fat Tuesday filled the air. The King of Carnival finally gracing us with his presence.This year’s Rex is retired accountant Hardy Fowler. He...

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Ladders, chairs and tents lined St. Charles Avenue early Tuesday morning.The biggest celebration in the Crescent City, Mardi Gras, officially arrived on Fat Tuesday, and brought droves of people from...

Belgian researchers have created a 3D-printed titanium lower jaw implant which has transformed the life of a pensioner whose jawbone had been completely destroyed by disease. The 83-year-old woman...

BATON ROUGE - Investigators are working through Mardi Gras to solve a double murder and robbery out of Ascension Parish.Forensic specialists at the state crime lab are examining a safe found in...

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Three university of Georgia scientists have received a three-year grant to study the effects of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.University of...

HOUMA, La. (AP) - Terrebonne Parish school Superintendent Philip Martin says an investigation has cleared the principal of South Terrebonne High School of allegations he harassed interracial...

New Orleans - As Carnival builds toward the out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year.One of the biggest free...

Revellers are hitting the streets of New Orlean's French Quarter for Mardi Gras celebrations, marking Fat Tuesday, also called Shrove or Pancake Tuesday, when thousands will eat, drink and...