While the rest of the world considers their New Year’s resolutions, revelers in New Orleans are giddy because king cake season is upon us. Carnival kicks off with plenty of parties and parades, and it ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Mardi Gras is just around the corner. With the beginning of the new year, people are ready to flock to their favorite king cake shop. Many may have their go-to place, but if you ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — You can have your cake and music, too. It’s The King Cake Soiree on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Ashe Cultural Arts Center. WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood has ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Carnival season is underway in New Orleans! As revelers begin to partake in the fun, some may be looking for a festive cocktail to sip on as they prepare to head to the parade ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — King cake season officially starts on King’s Day, Jan. 6, kicking off nearly six full weeks of king cake at parades, parties, offices, classrooms and family gatherings across ...

“Why would anyone bake a king cake when local bakeries are turning them out by the thousands every morning from now until Mardi Gras?” an article in the Jan. 15, 1987, edition of The Times-Picayune ...

Bakeries are for the morning and bars are for night. Sure. But then Mardi Gras comes along and early cocktails or late-night pastries make perfect sense. Now the creative Carnival spirit has blended ...

King Cake Drive-Thru stages a one-day Bay St. Louis pop-up on Jan. 24, 10am–3pm. NOLA bakeries will supply cakes that sell until gone; prior pop-up sold out by noon. Event links family-run New Orleans ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Carnival season is underway in New Orleans! As revelers begin to partake in the fun, some may be looking for a festive cocktail to sip on as they prepare to head to the parade ...