Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt.

I'm Peggy Scott Laborde. The Music of Mardi Gras. I can best be described as Cinderella songs, melodies that flourish once a year. Even go to the ball and then disappear at midnight. There are ...

Before masking, or donning eye-catching custom suits and gathering in the streets, participants must learn songs and their meaning, lingo, signals, and—above all—how to embody the Mardi Gras ...

It’s that time of year again! The vibrant and colorful Mardi Gras Parade is set to roll through downtown Huntsville, and the ...

Like most aspects of American culture, Mardi Gras was once haunted by deep racism and segregation. The first parade to ever hit the streets of New Orleans, The Mistick Krewe of Comus, specifically ...

On Saturday morning, the city streets will welcome the Super Bowl Host Committee Parade. 18 Mardi Gras-style floats are ready to roll out. Some of us across Southeast Louisiana are parading ...

Fat Tuesday, the height of the Mardi Gras season, hits on March 4, 2025. Restaurants, bars, grocers and other food and drink venues in Dallas-Fort Worth are offering specials, deals and a spot to ...