This is an excerpt from the book “Mardi Gras Beads,” by Doug MacCash, part of LSU Press’ series “Louisiana True.” There were no lavish float parades back then, but there were massive rambles of ...
Mardi Gras is a well-known and cherished holiday in Louisiana, with its parades, marching bands, beads and balls. But Mardi Gras is more than parades and doubloons. In southwest Louisiana, many rural ...
It isn’t easy getting around the construction sites in the French Quarter these days, which the Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc ...
(USA TODAY) -- Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is synonymous with revelry before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Festivities begin on Jan. 6, known as the Feast of the Epiphany, Twelfth ...
Carnival season festivities will close Tuesday in spectacular fashion with colorful parades, glitzy beads and masked celebrants. Mardi Gras is celebrated around the globe and has roots in Christian ...
LUMBERTON, Texas — The aroma of buttery pastries and sweet icing fills the air at Cake Turner's in Lumberton, where owner Mark Turner and his team are churning out up to 100 king cakes daily as Mardi ...
Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make their own flower costumes every year. Photo: ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The parades wrapped up ...
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 Wednesday ...
You know Mardi Gras is really here when the driving barricades go up in the French Quarter, which will take place Friday night beginning at 6 pm. Here's the official notice from the NOPD 8th District ...
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday each year, which begins the Lenten season. In 2025, Mardi Gras is on March 4. Lost Dog Cafe and Lounge, as well as A Tavolo Italian ...
Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of ...