Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: A Christmas tree decked out with Mardi Gras decorations. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy. Jeff Campbell ...

People who prefer putting up a fake Christmas tree are a little more lax when they take down their trees. Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras.

It was delayed a week by cold weather — but Thursday night the City of Mobile lit the Mardi Gras Tree. Port City favorite — ...

Sharon Tagle of Tampa, for example, might be a genius mastermind when it comes to engineering family harmony. “Hubs and I ...

Frances Cabrini Church ended the Christmas season ... and New Year to Mardi Gras season, he said. The Burning of the Greens was held after mass with the Christmas trees and wreaths collected ...

Each year on Jan. 6, as other Americans are taking down their Christmas decorations, residents in New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf South start hanging Mardi Gras beads and ordering their ...

An "Ain't Dere No More" Christmas Tree with neon logos of foregone local ... Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Easter, St. Patrick's Day and even the Jefferson Parish Bicentennial next year.

A 20-year-old entrepreneur's business of making custom wreaths is blowing up. Max Buechler has grown so much in four years that he has even become a product supplier for other crafters.

The city is now squarely focused on getting ready for the craziness of Mardi Gras in just ... Flocked trees covered with lights line its center hall at Christmas time, and it’s a favorite ...