What is Mardi Gras season all about and what’s it like to experience it? Today is Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent starts. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and that date floats ...

New Orleans, Louisiana hosts a massive, boozy shindig every year. It’s Mardi Gras, home to millions of visitors with a riotous good time on their minds. However, it’s also home to some questionable ...

Australia’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. The video opens with a reporter introducing David, who is gay, and Will, who is straight. The pair are both wearing sparkly hats. The reporter asks Will ...

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 ...

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, renowned for its world-famous Mardi Gras celebration, rescheduled its final Carnival parades to earlier time slots ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms, and tornado warnings ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Tuesday marks Mardi Gras and while the big celebration is happening in New Orleans, you can still find a taste of the Big Easy in central Ohio. Ohioans can “Lassiez les ...

Severe thunderstorms and strong winds have altered some Mardi Gras plans in New Orleans on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in New Orleans, there is an enhanced risk of severe ...

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 ...