The new Mardi Gras Service runs from New Orleans to Mobile, Ala., and lets visitors explore the Gulf Coast’s pleasantly walkable waterfront towns without a car.

Mobile, in south-west Alabama, has a walkable downtown, with restaurants and bars dotted along Dauphin Street, while Biloxi ...

Downtown Biloxi has restaurants and casinos, but retail has lagged since Hurricane Katrina. A large new shop is on the way.

Kay Kell was honored for her “relentless” work to revive passenger rail along the Gulf Coast and the new service is proving ...

The route’s early success has raised hope for some advocates of regional train travel. See how many people have taken the ...

Boonies is a little out of the way and a bit unexpected, with its Southern and rustic menu served along the bayou.

A trained cadaver dog named Ensey played a vital role in the search for the plane that crashed over Lake Ponchartrain. “I’m convinced if we hadn’t had Ensey, we wouldn’t have found the wreckage." ...

Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service is surging far beyond expectations, with more than 46,000 riders since its Aug. 18 launch and ...

In New Orleans, traditional parades are canceled for this year, so instead, people are creating ‘house floats’ and throwing beads at their neighbors; ‘I’ve always wished for a locals’ Mardi Gras’ ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hurricane Katrina made its devastating landfall along the Gulf Coast two decades ago, wreaking havoc on Louisiana and neighboring state likes Mississippi. The storm was one of the most ...