Earl King, the New Orleans rhythm-and-blues guitarist and singer who wrote songs that became Mardi Gras standards, died Thursday in New Orleans, his lawyer said. He was 69. The cause was ...

A baby pig who was rescued after being thrown around like a football near a Mardi Gras event in Louisiana has found a permanent home, after he was formally adopted by a state lawmaker. Louisiana ...

Earl 'Piglet' Long, tossed around at Mardi Gras, 'pardoned' and adopted A Louisiana state lawmaker adopted a piglet named Earl Long after being rescued from a group of men during Mardi Gras ...

A piglet is rescued after being used as a "football" in a game of catch during Mardi Gras. The pig has found a forever home ahead of National Pig Day.

In need of new — or newly reissued — New Orleans music for the 2024 Mardi Gras season and beyond? Trombone Shorty, Donald Harrison Jr. and the late Earl King have got you covered.

I was about 9 years old when I first heard the name Arthur Hardy. He was the publisher of what then was called the Mardi Gras Guide — a digest-sized annual that featured everything you needed to ...

The sounds of construction pour from a new warehouse in Plaquemine, La. Paint flies on the walls and floors, and lights flicker like Christmas. But while we're busy wrapping up our holiday ...

L AKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Mardi Gras celebrations turned to chaos at a south Lake Charles bar after the Krewe of Krewes ...