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Although many modern Mardi Gras celebrations are secular in nature, the holiday has strong ties to Christian tradition, with European origins stretching back to and possibly before the middle ages.

It's not too late to bag a good travel deal to join Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, including a hotel stay in the French Quarter, the heart of the city.

The woman was struck by a float during the Krewe of Nyx parade during the final week of Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

The Mississippi River Delta, visible in the images, is the seventh largest river delta on Earth.

The star of the 2004 film "Dodgeball" was filmed chatting with the president before the LSU Tigers' playoff victory.

LSU fans bought more than $2 million dollars in alcohol at Tiger Stadium, they drank another SEC stadium dry and made a hotel run out of beer before the national semifinal. Next stop, New Orleans.

A suspected cyberattack has prompted the shutdown of all city government computers in New Orleans.

Delmer Joel Ramírez Palma, who has lived in New Orleans for 18 years and raised numerous safety concerns prior to the collapse, will be deported on Monday.

A man in New Orleans was arrested Wednesday for pretending to be a handicapped brother named "Cory" who needed home care nurses to change his diaper.

Losing and maintaining a healthy weight is a significant challenge for some people, scientists said.

A judge has ruled that Brad Pitt can be held personally liable in a suit against his Make It Right Foundation for 109 solar-powered homes built in New Orleans' Ninth Ward that are rotting away under residents' feet.

40 percent of children who die from injuries in the U.S. are left unsupervised.

Sleep "should be considered as vital as exercise and diet," an expert told "Newsweek."

Meshell Hale, 51, of Baton Rouge, is accused of poisoning Damian Skipper in 2015 and murdering Arthur Noflin Jr. in 2016.

Earlier this month, a tweet from the official WWL-AM Twitter account referred to sports commentator Seth Dunlap as "a f*g."

Seth Dunlap, host of New Orleans station WWL-AM's "The Last Lap," wrote an essay about the recent controversy over Saints quarterback Drew Brees' relationship with Focus on the Family.

Footage has emerged of the incident, which took place at a branch of the fast food chain in New Orleans.

The Coast Guard closed Florida ports as the storm approached the East Coast, forcing several cruise ships to change their itineraries.

City officials said 750 tons of debris were removed from Mid-City canals, including two cars reported missing as Hurricane Katrina barreled down on the Gulf Coast in 2005.

The storm is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane on Friday night before making landfall. Rain and flooding are the biggest factors from this storm, experts say.

The storm is expected to form into a Category 1 hurricane and make landfall late Friday night or early Saturday morning along Louisiana's southern coastline.

The Mississippi River is almost at flood stage already, and Barry is expected to bring a storm surge up to 5 feet this weekend, which could wreak havoc in the Crescent City.

At a memorial at Parisite Skate Park in New Orleans, pallbearers rolled David Magee's casket up a skate ramp for one final trick.

New Orleans police searched the home after obtaining a warrant and found a semi-automatic weapon in the son's bedroom, alongside one shell casing. He was detained without incident.

This is only the second time in history that a giant squid has been filmed in its natural deep sea habitat.

The event will raise money for "Stand For The Silent" which focuses on ending bullying.

"We were over there like, 'Hurry, get the power back on.' We were ready to go," the 49ers receiver said.

GameOva Reedy is best known for a tune in 2017 that inspired an online craze dubbed the #ForTheD challenge.

The popular music festival is a huge system of support for Louisiana culture.

"He went [to New Orleans] with his wife. It's not what everybody was thinking was going on."