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 word we can use to describe ...

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 ...

The red, heart-shaped sculpture atop the Harmony Circle column was the first artwork to replace the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee – now it’s been removed ...

First Alert 6's Maria Cade shares the background of LSU's Mardi Gras Mike the Tiger.

Louisiana First Sports Reporter Brian Holland caught up with the creator of the 13-foot float, Mardi Gras Mike.

Mardi Gras Krewe of Oshun is in a struggle with a float builder over an unpaid $50,000 debt and control of the organization. Here's what we know.

LSU Tigers take Mardi Gras Mike float to Omaha for the College World Series, bringing Louisiana pride and unity to fans nationwide.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NATCHEZ — A 13.5-foot-tall and 31-foot-long fiberglass Mike the Tiger made its way through Natchez on Wednesday afternoon to get to the College World ...

Mardi Gras Mike meets the height requirements, 13 feet and five inches, to be street legal on highways. The goal is to take the tiger float wherever LSU goes.