Local authorities have established the French Quarter Enhanced Security Zone Friday through Ash Wednesday in an attempt to increase public safety during Mardi Gras, authorities said.

Stepping into Royal Mask, one of the oldest Mardi Gras mask shops in the French Quarter, visitors are greeted by walls adorned with vibrant, handmade creations. Inside the shop, there is little space untouched by art.

Ask savvy New Orleanians where they shop for antiques, and you'll hear mentions of suburbs and less famous neighborhoods. Here’s where locals go for some of the best antiques in New Orleans.

More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes into full swing in New Orleans this weekend.

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers will jam the French Quarter as more parades roll in New Orleans’ suburbs, other Louisiana cities, and all along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.

On March 1, leading a festive procession through the French Quarter in celebration of New Orleans’ rich food culture and the

A grand jury has refused the charges against a man accused in the strangling death of a woman under a New Orleans wharf last year. Patricia Fitzgerald, 44, was found strangled to death under the Governor Nicholls Street Wharf in the French Quarter on Aug. 19, 2024, on Esplanade Avenue.

The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) announced a new collaboration with the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone

For breakfast, a cocktail, or, an intimate dinner you have Elysian Bar, the hotel’s sister restaurant and café that's tucked between the church and the schoolhouse. Dine on Tuna Crudo, Roasted Gulf Shrimp and house-made focaccia in their leafy sun-filled conservatory, or order a coffee to-go before a jam-packed jazz-filled itinerary.