The Claiborne at Gulfport Highlands was letting the good times roll with a king cake pick up for the community. Forty king cakes were passed out in a drive-thru format for senior citizens in the community to…
For more than a century, South Mississippians have celebrated carnival season and Mardi Gras. This year, COVID has led to the cancelation of some of the Coast’s most popular and wide-spread celebrations. This new chapter in Mardi…
Mardi Gras events here on the Coast are looking very different this year. However, the crowning of the 2021 Barkloxi King and Queen will still commence. Reigning King Huckleberry Foofer and reigning Queen Okra Huckins will be…
Carnival season begins Wednesday. However, like most things in the past year, 2021 festivities will look a little different than normal. Less than a week after Mayor Andrew ‘FoFo’ Gilich announced there will be no Mardi Gras parades in the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The City of Gulfport will not host any Mardi Gras events this year due to concerns over COVID-19, the Mayor’s office announced Monday. However, the Krewe of Gemini ball will continue as scheduled. The City of…
With COVID spikes across the nation and the start of carnival season just around the corner, whether to cancel or go through with Mardi Gras celebrations is a decision many organizations and cities have been debating. Biloxi…
The Pass Christian Mardi Gras Parade is canceled, along with many others on the Coast, but the carnival celebration doesn’t have to end. The Pass Christian Chamber of Commerce has partnered up with local tattoo artist Ben…
Another Gulf Coast club announces the cancelation of the 2021 Mardi Gras events as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, the Second Liners Mardi Gras Club of Biloxi canceled all eight…
Just a week after Mayor Latoya Cantrell announced there will be no Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, the first Mississippi Gulf Coast Mardi Gras Association has canceled its parade as well. The North Bay Area Mardi…
Tuesday, the City of New Orleans canceled their 2021 Mardi Gras parades. Mississippi’s coastal cities want to keep everyone safe during the 2021 Mardi Gras season. News 25’s Sabria Reid takes us around the Coast to see…
NEW ORLEANS (WXXV) — New Orleans will not roll any parades during Carnival season in 2021, the city announced on the mayor's website on Tuesday. Mayor LaToya Cantrell's website offered an "Frequently Asked Questions" section that included the question, "Will…
It’s never too early to break out your Mardi Gras purple, green, and gold. Despite the official start of Mardi Gras not being for another five months, the Gulf Coast Carnival Association decided to celebrate its favorite holiday a little…
The family of the little girl and their attorney are speaking out today on the latest of the investigation into the controversial doll that was thrown to a 12-year-old girl during a parade in Hancock County. Family Attorney Michael Crosby…
BAY SAINT LOUIS, Miss. (WXXV) — Police have determined no hate crime was committed during the Krewe of Nereids Parade on February 16th when a man on a parade float handed a 12-year-old black female a black doll with beads…
The front moved through last night, but clouds have lingered all day though that's finally starting to change.
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, News 25’s Jeff Haeger happened to be given the opportunity to help judge the Krewe of Gemini Night Parade, which just so happens to be the very last one on the Gulf Coast. Here…
Residents and visitors lined the streets of Downtown Gulfport to celebrate Fat Tuesday. The Krewe of Gemini rolled for the 51st year this year with more than 40 floats. The parade featured several dance teams, a toast to King Jupiter…
The Mardi Party has been going strong all day here on the Coast. If there’s music, beads, and a sea of hands waving, it must be Mardi Gras on the Coast! Paradegoer Amanda Johnston said, “Here we don’t have to…
The Krewe of Gemini is set to roll through the streets of Downtown Gulfport. News 25’s Victoria Bailey has more.
The Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade brings in upwards of 75,000 to Downtown Biloxi to watch the floats roll by. With all those people there is bound to be a lot of trash left behind. That’s where the…
So you let the good times roll today, but what will you do with the Mardi Gras beads tomorrow? The Bay Ratz Marching Battery will put your throws to good use. The organization is involved in at least five parades…
Putting on a parade like the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade takes a lot of work. The City of Biloxi has the set up for this massive parade down to a science. Officials were out setting up the…
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — The Gulf Coast Carnival Association will have more than 100 units rolling in their Mardi Gras parade, which begins at 1:00 p.m. in downtown Biloxi on Fat Tuesday. Biloxi Police Chief John Miller has some advice…
A low pressure system is now to the east with areas of patchy dense fog. A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect through mid-morning. Cloud coverage will continue through Wednesday when a secondary frontal system is expected to move through…