Laissez bon temps rouer: Talladega turned out Saturday morning to kick off the largest Mardi Gras celebration north of Mobile. Following a parade that included Grand Marshal Valerie Burrage, two ...

Mardi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday in French, is a celebration that starts on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is observed by millions all around the world and is often referred to as Carnival.

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LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – The threat of bad weather didn’t keep the King Gabriel and the Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Parades from rolling through downtown Lafayette.

It's not just any other Tuesday in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras Day, known as Fat Tuesday for those who celebrate Carnival in the Deep South, is a holiday of excess, revelry and all things ...

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 parades in ...

Welcome to Mardi Gras Unmasked, a multi-part series exploring the cultures beneath the culture of New Orleans and Mardi Gras, curating wine celebrates the artistic, musical, and culinary heritage of ...

WESTPORT — The theme of Mardi Gras helped fire up a fun party at Christ and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Sunday that was also an important fundraiser for the youth ministry. “We’re working with ...

Columbia United Church of Christ sponsored the 26th Annual Fastnacht event at the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday. Fastnacht is considered the German Mardi Gras.