Washington Mardi Gras is known as a boozy political party for lobbyists, donors and politicians. But for higher education leaders, it’s also an opportunity to take advantage of having Louisiana’s most rich and powerful in the same building — and in a good mood.

Kendall Elizabeth Williams is the 2025 queen. She's a 2025 graduate of Louise S. McGehee School in New Orleans, where she was given the school's highest honor of "Citizenship Girl" for displaying "core values ... of loyalty, respect, enthusiasm and a positive demeanor," Krewe of Louisianans said on their website. Kendall is also a star athlete.

Washington Mardi Gras is in its 76th year and kicks off today in our nation’s capital. These three pageant queens can’t wait to go. There’s just one “chilling” problem. Ice. It’s what’s keeping these pageant queens stuck sitting around at the hotel rather than on a flight to Washington D.

Record snowfall in South Louisiana disrupted travel plans for hundreds of state residents scheduled to fly to Washington DC early last week. But most arrived by Friday,

A freak winter storm the day before Washington Mardi Gras transformed Louisiana’s wealthiest, most powerful politicos into something they aren’t often: desperate.

Gov. Jeff Landry is flying back to Washington, D.C. on Thursday to resume activities there after spending the past two days in Louisiana overseeing the state government’s response to the

WASHINGTON D.C. (KLFY) – Speaker Mike Johnson and Governor Jeff Landry were at the National March for Life in Washington D.C.. Prior to the March for Life, Governor Landry met with 400 high school students from the Baton Rouge Youth Pilgrimage to the March for Life.

Facing a $10 million budget shortfall, the University of New Orleans is out in full force at Washington Mardi Gras, hoping to secure private donations and more federal research dollars. It had been approximately 15 years since UNO,

Washington Mardi Gras is known as a boozy political party for lobbyists, donors and politicians. But for higher education leaders, it’s also an opportunity to take advantage of having Louisiana’s most rich and powerful in the same building,

Carnival celebrations in Washington D.C. continued on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the annual Washington Mardi Gras Ball.

The vibrant Washington Mardi Gras festivities culminated on Saturday with a spectacular formal ball, presided over by King Rico Alvendia and Queen Kendall Williams, marking the end of their reign. The event,

WASHINGTON – Many Louisiana lobbyists, business executives and government leaders came to the nation's capitol for the inauguration of President Donald Trump, with plans to stay through Sunday for Was