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NEW ORLEANS, La. (WWL-TV) – A carnival krewe with an affection for Star Wars plans to honor Carrie Fisher, who members say they looked up to and admired. For several years, Elizabeth Pearce has danced and shined as a Leijorette during the Mardi Gras...

By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Revel in the bawdy French Quarter or catch a parade? Which parade? Do you plan to wear a costume on the big day? Politically themed? Historic? Risque? All of the above? New Orleans is entering the...

Ronald Lewis is not Jewish, but he’ll be proud to tell you that he’s been a Big Macher. Lewis, 62, African American and a lifelong resident of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, has spent decades immersed in his city’s vibrant parade...

Midori Tajiri-Byrd, Unicorn, during the Chewbacchus parade 2013. Mardi Gras is upon us here in New Orleans. Beads, floats, brass bands, and... geeks! Yes, geeks. Our next parade, which rolls this Saturday, February 22, is the Intergalactic Krewe Of...

A sign showing two crossed baguettes topped by a skull welcomes me to Killer Poboys, a New Orleans hole-in-the-wall known for its renegade version of Louisiana’s state sandwich, the po’ boy. The eatery is crammed into a back room of the Erin Rose, a...