AMTRAK SAYS IT'S ADDING A NEW ROUTE THAT WILL CONNECT THE GULF COAST TO NEW ORLEANS AND MOBILE, ALABAMA. THE NEW TWICE-DAILY, MARDI GRAS SERVICE WILL OFFER MORNING AND EVENING DEPARTURES FROM BOTH ...

Mardi Gras Records announced in a press release the release of “I’m Feeling Good!” (Big Chief Remix) which is a reimagining of Professor Longhair’s 1965 Mardi Gras anthem “Big Chief.” The updated ...

and Mobile, AL. Amtrak announced that the new service, dubbed the Mardi Gras Service, begins this summer, offering convenient morning and evening departures from both cities. “The return of ...

Starting in summer 2025, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer train travelers morning and evening departures from both cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Both New Orleans ...

A new Mardi Gras krewe hopes to start the 2026 season a day early. Carnival traditionally kicks off on Twelfth Night, which falls on Jan. 6, but next year, the Mystic Kings Krewe plans to roll in ...

and New Orleans, La., twice daily called "Mardi Gras Service." The 143-mile trip links the two cities with something they have in common: a long history of Mardi Gras celebrations. Mardi Gras ...

The exhibit, which opens May 9, honors the contributions of women who have shaped Mardi Gras through creativity, leadership and advocacy. The showcase features costumes, rare artifacts, photographs ...

While the two cities may argue about their role in the origins of Mardi Gras—one may be the original while the other is arguably bigger and more famous—Mobile and New Orleans both celebrate ...

Easter is over, but Mardi Gras is coming to New Orleans, Mobile, and four towns between them on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This “Mardi Gras” will be an Amtrak train, and it will run twice a day in ...

There’s a new “Big Chief” in town. On Tuesday, Mardi Gras Records released "I'm Feeling Good! (Big Chief Remix)," a wholesale reinvention of Professor Longhair’s timeless 1965 Carnival cla ...

She was elected by her colleagues to the council presidency in January, 2022. Welo, when speaking about Gray, told of the extreme criticism that city leaders experienced when the decision was made ...