From massive burgers to turkey legs, chocolate-covered strawberries and a half a pineapple stuffed with fried shrimp and Fruity Pebbles.

Quentin Messer Jr., head of the New Orleans Business Alliance, says the city’s spirit is alive, but there’s a sense of loss too.

The documentary “Farewell Ferris Wheel” looks at the world of Mexican migrant workers at carnivals.

Rightly or not, look for companies to blame the breakup for financial woes.

Smaller cities are cutting back or canceling their carnival parades because of the cost, during an economic crisis.