Jackson Prep Upper School French I class had an amazing time celebrating Mardi Gras with grade three students. From designing Mardi Gras masks to enjoying King Cake, the festivities were full of ...

Learn about the history of some of the most popular Mardi Gras traditions so you can celebrate in New Orleans the right way! New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions Mardi Gras in New Orleans is more than ...

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 ...

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 ...

The grand finale of Mardi Gras 2025 came Shrove Tuesday evening with the traditional Meeting of the Courts of the Mistick Krewe of Comus and Rex during the Comus bal masque at the New Orleans ...

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...

NEW ORLEANS — People donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered in New Orleans' historic Treme neighborhood as the sun rose Tuesday, determined to beat an expected storm and ...

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Even though Bacchus seemed to roll *** little bit later than expected, there was no decrease in enthusiasm when His Majesty Bacchus the 12th, Pete Fountain, New Orleans goodwill ambassador to the ...

Though various parades and other festivities were scheduled throughout New Orleans on March 4, harsh weather has threatened those. Some have been canceled, according to multiple reports.

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 ...

Mardi Gras in the Big Easy is almost over, but the energy is still alive. Despite some schedule changes and cancellations due to weather concerns, people still took over the streets for the ...