A parade float praising Brazil's president Lula strode through Rio's Sambadrome, drawing controversy and triggering lawsuits. Critics of the president accused him of improperly using the nation's high ...

NEWS AT TEN STARTS RIGHT NOW. PARADES ROLL THROUGH UPTOWN WITH THE KREWE OF BACCHUS CLOSING OUT THE NIGHT. BUT TODAY DID NOT COME WITHOUT CONTROVERSY. ONE FLOAT WAS EMPTIED AFTER POLICE SAY RIDERS ...

The Krewe of Tucks has since apologized for the offensive behavior. A Mardi Gras krewe faced backlash over a display of Black dolls hanging on their float. Krewe of Tucks garnered criticism for its ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Krewe of Tucks has permanently terminated the membership of two riders who depicted a racist image on a Mardi Gras float Saturday night, according to a statement released by ...

A Mardi Gras social group says it is investigating an incident on a float during its Feb. 14 parade in which a Black doll appeared to hang by the neck from a necklace of beads. Photos and videos of ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department has issued a correction to its initial statement regarding an incident during Sunday’s Krewe of Thoth parade, clarifying that riders were not throwing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Krewe of Thoth is facing some criticism after riders allegedly threw beads at a paradegoer aggressively.

NEW ORLEANS — Speaking at a law enforcement press conference Tuesday, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed to reporters that the riders removed for alleged misconduct from a ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - All riders on Float 32 during the Krewe of Thoth parade were removed from the float Sunday (Feb. 15), after reports that riders aggressively threw beads during the parade, the New ...

New Orleans Saints fans chanted “Who Dat?” loudly as quarterback legend Drew Brees tossed footballs and beads from atop a float in the Bacchus parade Sunday. Brees, recently named to the Pro Football ...