As you step foot into the Southern American city of New Orleans, you are enveloped into a world where the air is filled with a vibrant kind of energy that almost feels tangible. It is a city where ...

INSIDE LOOK: " CBS Sunday Morning" invited Architectural Digest to come inside the making of By Design: A Weekend in New ...

When most people think of the Big Easy, the first images that come to mind are likely parade floats, beads and purples, greens and golds as far as the eye can see. But while Mardi Gras is a huge part ...

One of the world’s great rivers, the mighty Mississippi is storied in American culture, history and identity. It’s where ...

The founder of the new krewe says he'll meet with an attorney to discuss JP Morrell's accusations. Meanwhile, the City ...

Mardi Gras, meaning 'Fat Tuesday' in French, is marked on Shrove Tuesday ... also known as "Twelfth Night," in the Catholic tradition, which signifies the start of the Carnival season.

New Orleans is considered the epicenter of Mardi Gras in the U.S. This is largely due to New Orleans' French colonial roots. While the festival traces back to European Carnival traditions ...

The tradition of blazing torches lighting the way for parade-goers during nighttime Mardi Gras lives on. Called flambeaux, French for torch, these torches are part of a tradition that dates back ...

Let's take a closer look at the rich history behind this lively holiday, which stretches back centuries to ancient traditions and French colonial influences. Mardi Gras is a weeks-long celebration ...

What’s known as the city of Mobile was first a French colony ... of the annual North Side tradition is to honor the dead and celebrate the true meaning of Mardi Gras, “the shedding of flesh.” ...

Mardi Gras, and the traditions that take place in and around ... one of the local parades that rolls through the French Quarter during the earlier part of the carnival season, is the Krewe of ...