The first parade of the Mardi Gras season took place as scheduled in the French Quarter despite security fears following the ...

Joan of Arc is one of several patron saints of France, a military leader from the 15th century who led a demoralised French ...

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Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she ...

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried ...

Heroine, martyr, and saint, Joan of Arc has been an incarnation of French national identity and pride for six centuries.

The Maid of Orleans - When Joan met the army of Orleans, they weren't exactly keen on her idea to just GET 'EM and go completely offensive--thinking she would have more use as a mascot. But both they, ...

In the aftermath of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, the New Orleans carnival season remained stoic. Five days later it began with the annual Joan of Arc parade. The Joan of Arc ...

The very first parade of the Carnival season is also one of the very best. On Jan. 6, the 17th annual Joan of Arc parade will march through the French Quarter, celebrating the birthday of the ...