Perhaps no community along Amtrak’s Mardi Gras route has been more enthusiastic about the launch of the two daily round trips ...

The Police Department and Crimestoppers have partnered together in the search for two children missing out of New Orleans.

Amtrak Service has returned along the Gulf Coast. The new Mardi Gras service officially began operating Monday morning, ...

Judge Larry Bourgeois sentenced 43-year-old Robert French to 40 years, with 20 years suspended, leaving 20 years to serve in ...

A new route from Amtrak along the Gulf hit the tracks on Monday, amid a renewed push for passenger rail service in the capital city.

It marks Amtrak's return to the Port City and other Gulf Coast stops east of New Orleans after a 20-year hiatus.

Amtrak’s trip from New Orleans was delayed about an hour due to an 18-wheeler stuck on the tracks in Gulfport.

Freight companies, port authorities and local politics created a perfect storm of opposition that took years of negotiation ...

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser joined Amtrak officials and local leaders Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the Mardi ...

After two decades of negotiations and rebuilding, passenger trains reconnect Gulf Coast cities, but financial hurdles remain.

The line won't carry the masses of commuters that use Amtrak's popular trains between Boston, New York and Washington D.C., ...

This report comes to you from New Orleans where, at this writing, a new Amtrak service started Monday, Aug. 18. Following a ...