Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras 2022 is officially over, and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the celebration a success, after the 2021 celebrations were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Mardi Gras parades and celebrations returned to the streets of New Orleans after last year’s events were cancelled because of COVID-19.

Mardi Gras means food, drink, and good ‘ol southern Jazz. Anna Rossi stops by Buttermilk & Bourbon for the best of all three to celebrate in style.

Party-minded people dressed in traditional purple, green and gold filled New Orleans’ streets for the city’s first full-dress Mardi Gras since the coronavirus pandemic began

From Carnival to krewe to king cake, here are eight terms you need to know for Mardi Gras.

Louisiana residents created extravagant house floats to celebrate Mardi Gras amid the coronavirus pandemic.

New Orleans’ annual pre-Lenten Mardi Gras celebration is muted this year because of the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is tamping down the joy — and the revenue — associated with the Carnival season in New Orleans

There may not be any big, boisterous crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans this year, but one thing is certain: Even during this odder-than-ever Mardi Gras season, there will still be king cake. While king cakes have a long history and come in many forms, most people in the U.S. know them as doughnut-shaped cakes topped with icing and...

A subdued Carnival season is starting in New Orleans. This year the coronavirus pandemic has put an end to the crowd-heavy balls and street parades that draw thousands of people to the city every year.

A New Orleans spokesman says there won’t be any parades on Mardi Gras or in the weeks leading up to it because they can’t fit within crowd restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Mardi Gras is officially underway in New Orleans. The Fat Tuesday celebration draws more than 1.5 million visitors each year. One of the nation’s biggest parties, Mardi Gras marks a traditional time of excess before the fasting season of Lent begins.

Authorities say a man has been struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a parade in New Orleans

New Orleans is mourning the death of a woman who was run over by a parade float as the city celebrates the season leading up to Mardi Gras

The Christmas season is officially drawing to a close, but it’s just the start of the season leading up to New Orleans’ biggest street party: Mardi Gras. Some walking parades and streetcar-riding groups touch off Carnival revelry, which climaxes on Fat Tuesday — Feb. 25 of this year. On Monday the Krewe of Joan of Arc walks through the French…