In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades The documentary A King Like Me reveals that the group decided to wear blackface makeup ...

Mardi Gras is here! The festivities will start extra early this year due to Zulu moving up its parade. Looking for another NOLA.com Parade Cam broadcast? Click here for the full schedule. Zulu rolls ...

With high winds forecast for Fat Tuesday morning and parade cancellations in neighboring Jefferson Parish, New Orleans is on pins and needles awaiting word if Mardi Gras 2025 will proceed as usual ...

Mardi Gras in the Big Easy is almost over, but the energy is still alive. Despite some schedule changes and cancellations due to weather concerns, people still took over the streets for the parades in ...

With strong winds in the forecast on Tuesday, Mardi Gras parades in Jefferson Parish have been canceled, and two parades in New Orleans have adjusted their plans, WDSU and Fox 8 reported. The National ...

On Sunday evening, Aug. 28, 2005, I was looking out of the upper window of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, looking down as crowds were scurrying to enter the Superdome. I had just checked into the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Zulu and Rex will both roll early with no marching krewes, bands or truck floats in an effort to beat the high winds expected to hit the metro area on Fat Tuesday. The announcement comes ...

A CHALLENGE. LET’S CHECK BACK IN WITH THEM. YEAH, I MEAN, WE’RE STILL HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE. I DON’T KNOW IF Y’ALL CAN SEE WHAT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO FIX THE ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Spike Lee will reign as Honorary Celebrity Grand Marshall for the Zulu parade during Mardi Gras 2018. The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club touted Lee's long history of cinematic ...