Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will begin on Aug. 18, with fares starting at $15 for a one-way trip to New Orleans, officials closely aligned with the long-planned project announced Tuesday. “One ...

The Mardi Gras Service route was last served in 2005 by a transcontinental route that only operated three days a week. The Southern Rail Commission says they have been working on the new rail ...

Specific practices associated with Mardi Gras greatly exacerbated visitors’ proximity to other tourists; the tradition of throwing items from floats, for example, often led revelers to come into ...

Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...