Here's what you need to know about Mardi Gras in Mississippi, where to find family fun events around the state during Carnival, when to get king cake.

Some areas of New Orleans and Houston got more than four inches of snow Tuesday morning in a historic winter storm hitting the south.

State and U.S. flags will be at half-staff in Mississippi to honor New Orleans terror attack victim, Jimmy Carter. Here's how long they'll be lowered.

Services were held Friday in Lyman for 18-year-old Nikyra Dedeaux, one of 14 killed in a terrorist attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans.

In New Orleans, a winter storm dumped up to 10 inches of snow just weeks before the Super Bowl, creating headaches but also a moment of levity for residents.

People from as far away as Memphis waited in line for hours to get their hands on a Dong Phuong and other iconic brands. "We made all the friends."

New Orleans typically has many contenders each year. Last year, Dakar NOLA (3814 Magazine St.) won the national award for Best New Restaurant, and Jewel of the South, 1026 St. Louis St.) won the group’s national award for Outstanding Bar.

In the wake of the tragedy that struck the NOLA's French Quarter and caused 14 deaths and 35 serious injuries, some reevaluation of love for city.

As many people in the south were stunned by the scenes of record snowfall, minor league hockey legend Jay Croop was right at home.

A record 8 inches of snow fell Tuesday in New Orleans, the southernmost major Mississippi River city, more than four times more than Minneapolis has seen in January.

With her funeral scheduled Friday, Ni'kyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, a Gulport, Mississippi teenager killed in the Jan. 1 Bourbon Street attack, will be laid to rest in a casket wrapped in purple and pink flowers.