It's Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, and that means the parades, parties and general revelry are already in full swing. While Mardi Gras began as a religious holiday observed prior to Ash ...

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the actual holiday itself. Whether you're a local ...

New Orleans has very liberal public-drinking laws, so before leaving the house for the day ... you can share with your parade mates. During the peak weeks of Mardi Gras, thousands of revelers ...

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed ...

Mardi Gras celebrations erupt into a flurry of costumes and color on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in New Orleans, La. Parade-goers took to the city streets to dance alongside floats, catch beads ...

The annual carnival comes in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes ...

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the area on Fat Tuesday.

New Orleans is synonymous with Mardi Gras, aka Fat Tuesday, and the parades, balls and other festivities associated with it. But Carnival season—which has its roots in Catholicism and runs from ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the ...

Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast, with big parades rolling down the main routes as some revelers get fancied up for formal balls while others ...