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As one happy group of purple-clad visitors wraps up its triumphant visit to New Orleans, another group is currently descending on The Big Easy in advance of Mardi Gras 2013. These travelers are asking a lot of questions: What's the Mardi Gras parade schedule? (It's right here.) Why does everyone on the floats wear masks? (It's the law.) How many beads do you think I'll be able to amass? (A lot.)

Going to the Big Easy for the big game? These five New Orleans tours show off this great American city.

Congratulations! Your favorite college football team fought its way to the top of the BCS bowl rankings and now you're bowl-bound this January. Scoring tickets and arranging your hotel and transportation are the hard parts; once that's over, check out our picks in the BCS bowl game towns.

A new video on YouTube is causing an uproar, as critics question why Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at the New Orleans airport gave an intense pat-down to a 6-year-old girl.

The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival in New Orleans wrapped up its 25th anniversary yesterday, as it always does, with the crowd-pleasing "Stella!" shouting contest in Jackson Square, and for the first time ever, a woman won.