The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties to both Catholic and Black masking Indian traditions ...

The Mississippi Aquarium is recycling Mardi Gras beads to protect local wildlife — and helping to fund medical care for those ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mardi Gras festivities in the Port City have come to an end. With all of the excitement that comes with Mobile Mardi Gras like the beads, moon pies, and stuffed animals ...

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.

Fat Tuesday celebrations are well underway in New Orleans. Floats rolled out despite shortened Mardi Gras parades because of severe weather in the forecast.

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 ...

The last day of Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans is March ... and crawfish will be a-plenty on its new boat. “In Louisiana; it is a community. The people there have hearts of gold.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms. The culmination of a weekslong ...

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments. This city is like nowhere else in the country right now,” said Kendall Calyen, 41, marveling at the 200-year-old tradition unfolding before his eye ...

“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 ...

Decorations were up everywhere and the last minute beer deliveries were on the way. It’s Mardi Gras time in Dunedin. “It’s gonna be a day,” said Kassie Schmidt. Schmidt owns Salty Soul ...