Do you know the history of Twelfth Night? Here's how it came to be known as the start of the Carnival season in New Orleans.

The Village streets of Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin will be filled with costumed dogs and their humans, along with floats, golf carts and pickup trucks. The parade begins at 2 p.m. Mardi Gras music ...

Silence reaches up and shakes you, suffocates you, reminds you not so subtly that sometimes there are more important matters ...

The event melds medieval revelry with the traditions of Mardi Gras. ItÕs a celebration of ... which coincides with Twelfth Night. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune) The 800 ...

New Year's Eve in New Orleans is supposed to be a fun and festive time, but a mass casualty event leaves nothing but sadness ...

Instead of the dawn of a new day in this city, all you see scattered across four city blocks are flashing ... wearing beads that are so associated with this city’s Mardi Gras celebration.

Instead of the dawn of a new day in this city, all you see scattered across four city blocks are flashing ... wearing beads that are so associated with this city’s Mardi Gras celebration.

Read MoreMardi Gras in New Orleans is one of the biggest celebrations with people coming from all over the world ...

A makeshift memorial of crosses and pictures of the 14 deceased victims ... They stopped working reliably after being gummed up by Mardi Gras beads, beer and other detritus. When New Year's ...