An iconic Mardi Gras tradition has received a sustainable makeover. Brightly-colored plastic beads are a familiar sight at New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebrations. But, NPR has reported, some parade ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Over the past three years, a collection of organizations has stepped up efforts to improve the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday ...

On March 4, millions of Americans around the country celebrated Mardi Gras, AKA Fat Tuesday. It is a day full of parades, millions of beads, and indulging in delicious food and drinks. Mardi Gras ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne’s parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4 ...

Her work previously appeared in Newsweek. Erika Goldring/Getty New Orleans has once again come alive for the celebration of Mardi Gras! March 4, 2025, marks Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash ...

This was float number 5 depicting the legendary hard hats, the deep sea divers ... determined to beat an expected storm and celebrate Mardi Gras Day as they always have. Members of the Northside ...

Laissez les bons temps rouler! “Let the good times roll!” is the official approach to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. There’s much more to this annual tradition than partying. Read on for our ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...

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 ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — With the theme "There's No Place Like Home," the Imperial Mardi Gras Parade rolled through Opelousas Tuesday, celebrating local pride and Mardi Gras spirit. The parade ...

HOUSTON — The origins of Mardi Gras go all the way back to medieval Europe where communities in Italy and France counted down the final days before Lent by living it up. According to historians ...