Despite being cut short by a few hours because of the threat of severe weather, Mardi Gras 2025 was significantly bigger than last year’s Carnival celebration, according to local hoteliers ...

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, parade-goers cheer for beads and trinkets from float riders as a Mardi Gras parade rolls down Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans. Lent has begun. King cake ...

After more than a decade, the Franklin closed its doors over the Mardi Gras weekend ... the former restaurant needed new energy, and for ideas he approached Lolley and Suazo, who are his business ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

MAMOU, La. (KLFY) — Tragedy in Mamou continues as the community mourns the loss of loved ones and many people injured during Mardi Gras festivities. Fat Tuesday was about having a good time and ...

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Languages: English. Tesla Cybertrucks were booed along the route of New Orleans' Lundi Gras Orpheus parade, and at least two vehicles suffered cracked windows after beads were thrown at them.

NEW ORLEANS — Normally, we think of Valentine's Day as the holiday to profess our love, but some New Orleans couples showed us you can do it on Mardi Gras, too. Stylist and costumer Christina ...

The New Haven Free Public Library’s annual Mardi Gras fundraiser was filled with vibrant energy, heartfelt tributes, and lively entertainment. The Tuesday night event at the Ives Main Library brought ...

60S OVER THE WEEKEND. WELL, NEW DETAILS OF MARDI GRAS VIOLENCE IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA. AS WE LEARNED, TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN SHOOTINGS AND SEVERAL OTHERS WERE HURT IN MAMOU. THE POLICE CHIEF ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it is based on a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year.