Mardi Gras
Children scream for throws during a parade dubbed "Tardy Gras," to compensate for a cancelled Mardi Gras due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Mobile, Ala., Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
As pandemic ebbs, Alabama city throws 'Tardy Gras' parade

By Gerald Herbert May. 21, 2021 08:52 AM EDT

People in a mostly maskless crowd walk down Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, Monday, March 22, 2021. A party-ending curfew is in effect in Miami Beach, imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people. The curfew could extend through the end of spring break. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Miami's South Beach confronts disastrous spring break

By Kelli Kennedy And Cody Jackson Mar. 22, 2021 06:24 PM EDT

FILE- In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, the Mystic Stripers Society parade rolls along during Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala. Mardi Gras celebrations along the Gulf Coast were all but a bust this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the city of Mobile is considering staging a Carnival-style parade through downtown in May 2021 after the state’s mandatory face mask rule expires. News outlets report that Mayor Sandy Stimpson discussed the possibility with City Council members during a meeting Tuesday, March 10, 2021. (Mike Kittrell/Press-Register via AP, File)
Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May

Mar. 10, 2021 11:27 AM EST

Utility: Much more power cut than necessary Mardi Gras night

By Kevin Mcgill Feb. 23, 2021 03:15 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The utility company serving New Orleans appears to have cut three times as much electricity as it needed to during emergency winter weather...

Editorial Roundup: Alabama

By The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2021 08:22 AM EST
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers: ___ Feb. 16 The Dothan Eagle on Mardi Gras and the...

A woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus, walks past a banner at a park in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: India finds new cases of a coronavirus variant

By The Associated Press Feb. 16, 2021 01:49 AM EST

Tourists from Brooklyn take photos on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Muted Mardi Gras: Closed bars, barricaded Bourbon Street

By Kevin Mcgill Feb. 16, 2021 01:00 AM EST

Fat Tuesday crowds in Mobile a threat for spreading virus

Feb. 13, 2021 11:09 AM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Health officials and leaders in Mobile are urging people to follow pandemic safety guidelines as a subdued Mardi Gras season comes to an...

Parts of Mardi Gras floats created by Kern Studios sit stored inside Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. New Orleans' annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parades canceled. Bars closed. Crowds suppressed. Mardi Gras joy is muted this year in New Orleans as authorities seek to stifle the coronavirus's spread. And it's a blow to the tradition-bound city's party-loving soul. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Virus-muffled Mardi Gras hits New Orleans' party-loving soul

By Kevin Mcgill, Rebecca Santana, And Janet Mcconnaughey Feb. 13, 2021 10:16 AM EST

Signs line the pathway to a COVID-19 vaccine site operated by PRISMA Health in Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
The Latest: Minnesota officials urge proper mask wearing

By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2021 05:34 AM EST

COVID-19 vaccine stickers at a clinic setup at the East Alabama Medical Center Education Center in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)
Vaccination of Black people lagging behind whites in Alabama

Feb. 12, 2021 02:36 PM EST

Police barricades are set up on Bourbon Street ahead of closure in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021. New Orleans' annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parades canceled. Bars closed. Crowds suppressed. Mardi Gras joy is muted this year in New Orleans as authorities seek to stifle the coronavirus's spread. And it's a blow to the tradition-bound city's party-loving soul. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Police emphasize clampdown on crowds as Mardi Gras nears

By Kevin Mcgill Feb. 12, 2021 02:03 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 12:57 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Feb. 10 The Advocate on celebrating Mardi Gras...

An outdoor seating area is seen at the NOLA Art Bar in New Orleans, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. DJ Johnson’s business — NOLA Art Bar — opened just six weeks before the pandemic-related shutdowns last March. It's been a struggle, but he’s still open nearly a year later. (AP Photo/Dorthy Ray)
Virus dims Carnival joy and commerce on a New Orleans street

By Rebecca Santana Feb. 10, 2021 01:08 AM EST

Mobile adding light, float displays for Mardi Gras

Feb. 06, 2021 11:36 AM EST
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — With most of its Mardi Gras events canceled for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus pandemic, Mobile is adding...

Charlotte "Charlie" Jallans-Daly, right, and her wife, Sharon Jallans-Daly, pose for a picture behind giant ruby slippers which are part of Wizard of Oz "house float" decorations for Mardi Gras. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 in New Orleans. All around the city, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus pandemic has canceled parades that usually take place on Mardi Gras. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)
No Mardi Gras parades, so thousands make 'house floats'

By Janet Mcconnaughey Jan. 27, 2021 01:05 AM EST

Father Dwight Hoeberechts blesses tambourines outside St. Augustine Catholic Church for the start of Twelfth Night in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The blessing was also part of this year's Big Chief Tootie Montana Day as proclaimed by the city of New Orleans. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Pandemic-era Mardi Gras: No big crowds, but plenty of cake

By Rebecca Santana Jan. 06, 2021 09:15 AM EST

Mississippi Mardi Gras celebrations dwindle amid virus surge

Dec. 25, 2020 11:00 AM EST
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Several Mardi Gras parades in Mississippi have already been cancelled because of a surge in coronavirus cases, and one more is likely to...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 12:10 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 22 The Advocate on new investments in the...

Editorial Roundup: Louisiana

By The Associated Press Dec. 16, 2020 03:12 PM EST
Recent editorials from Louisiana newspapers: ___ Dec. 14 The Advocate on the historic pace of the...