Mardi Gras in Houma is a weeks-long experience infused with Cajun flavor, family traditions and spirited parades that draw fans from across the nation. With 13 parades on the 2026 schedule throughout ...

HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — With Halloween only a few weeks away, Houma’s annual Rougarou Festival is returning and will have many spooky festivities for all to enjoy. From Friday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct ...

Lockport - Christmas parades kick off this Saturday with Lockport’s Christmas parade at 5:30 p.m. The parade will begin on Church Street, making its way to Bayou Lafourche, then circling back along ...

Jamie Pico of Tomball, Texas, celebrated Mardi Gras in Houma, where her boyfriend Joe Hyde proposed to her from a Krewe of Terreanians parade float.

Houma is named for the native Houma Tribe, which lived there when European settlers came. As a native of Louisiana, I love visiting and writing about the different areas. Houma is about 50 miles ...