We put on masks at Halloween, and it gives us a kind of anonymity to go and to do things and to say things that we normally wouldn't. The same thing happens at Mardi Gras. Minstrelsy effectively ...

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Mobile Mask owner, editor and publisher Steve Joynt, who is also known as Mr. Mask, joined News 5’s Cherish Lombard Tuesday ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is called "The Greatest Free Show on Earth." Here's what to know about its popular symbol: the ...

who is also known as Mr. Mask, joined News 5’s Cherish Lombard Tuesday to discuss the upcoming Mardi Gras season on the Red Couch. The Mobile Mask is well known as “The Reveler’s Guide to ...

Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras. Given the close proximity to Christmas and the start of the Mardi Gras season, Mardi Gras trees are another ...

January 6 marks the return of Carnival in New Orleans. While many of the classic Mardi Gras fixtures in the Crescent City will be the same for the 2025 season, revelers can expect to see a few ...

"For a Mardi Gras ball, it'll be all sequins, all sparkles, all flashy," Smith said. "It goes back to the 1800s where people would go to the ball in their mask, and they'd be in long formals ...

Instead, in the wake of the deadly Bourbon Street attack on New Year's Day, the ceremonial event at Mardi Gras World began with Mayor LaToya Cantrell giving an impassioned speech that was both ...