Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day. The city’s iconic Fat Tuesday parades are adapting to the ...

Bourque, who was fully decked out in a Mardi Gras costume, explained that the parade is a tradition that brings people together year after year. She added that her costume held a special, personal ...

Celebrate Mardi Gras 2025 with joy, colour, and festivity. Share these top 30 wishes, images, messages, and status updates to spread the Fat Tuesday spirit.

Mardi Gras Indians are particularly noted for their hand-sewn costumes, some of which take an entire year to create and can cost thousands of dollars and weigh as much as 150 pounds — and are ...

The plans had been set for months: Dr. Roquell E. Wyche would finally take her son, Jaxon, to New Orleans, joining nearly 40 members of her husband’s family for their annual celebration of Mardi ...

Mardi Gras is a weeks-long celebration that culminates on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Fat Tuesday, often seen as the final burst of excitement before the solemn preparations for ...

Mardi Gras was observed for the first time in the New World by French pioneers at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement of Mobile way back in 1703. And it only grew from there.

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

However, according to Big Chief Melancon, this "act of rebellion" was tied to the rich legacy of the Mardi Gras Indians and their history within the vibrant tapestry of New Orleans.

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.

Mardi Gras is the culmination of Carnival season, and this year it lands on March 4. In Hampton Roads, most celebrations will be the weekend before.