As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage
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.
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After 20 years, Amtrak's Gulf Coast train line is back—here’s what to expect
Linking the Mardi Gras capital of New Orleans in Louisiana and the waterfront city of Mobile in Alabama, Amtrak’s Gulf Coast train is set to become one of the USA’s great rail routes once more ...
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Plans for new £140m train line along beautiful coast 30 years after it was ‘scrapped’
A new £140 million ... as the "most unique" in the United States, owing in large part to its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. Considered one of the Gulf Coast's cultural centres, Mobile ...
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Gulf States Gumbo
January 10, 2025 • Carnival in New Orleans started Monday ... It's time for a Gulf States Newsroom tradition where the team reflects on moments that stick with them ... whether or not they ...