The Venice Carnival opened on Friday with a performance marking the 300th anniversary of Giacomo Casanova, the city’s famed writer, adventurer and legendary lover. Crowds gathered in St. Mark’s Square ...

Johnson explained its origins in a 1985 Times-Picayune interview. He said his friend Frank Miller helped inspire him. “He gave me the lines about the Green Room and the Plaza. They were bars near the ...

The krewe will be tossing 250 different kinds of throws, more than $3 million worth, including many that can be used and reused year-round.