The reason is a mystery. After returning home from attending the first Mardi Gras parade of the season, they decided to throw all of the gold, green and purple beads on the tree. Despite the ...

CORRECTS MARDI GRAS DAY IS FEB. 21, 2023, NOT 2022 - Children on ladders vie for beads as the group rolls during the Krewe of Iris Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023.

Louisiana might be the king of Mardi Gras. However, its neighbor loves to party too. From beads and balls to boudin and gumbo ...

In between, Krewes and mystic societies hold balls and parades where they dress up in costumes, hand out beads and enjoy a nice king cake or two. Mardi Gras simply means “Fat Tuesday.” ...

Mardi Gras is not the time to go for neutrals. This time of year in Louisiana calls for standing out — whether in yelling, leaping and lunging for the best throws at the parade, or in finding ...

Guests looking to make their visit extra special can participate in the Mardi Gras Float Ride and Dine Experience. This experience provides an opportunity to throw beads from one of the Mardi Gras ...

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 ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a beloved holiday, and its also a notorious cultural tradition. Louisiana celebrates Mardi Gras due to the French-Catholic settlers who inhabited Louisiana during the ...

On Monday morning, Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet, along with the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association ... wearing large hot pink beads to go with the ...

MIGRATING WHALES. WELL, TODAY ALSO MARKS THE KICKOFF OF MARDI GRAS SEASON. IT’S KNOWN AS KINGS DAY. SO MUCH FUN. AND THE COMMUNITY IN KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE INSIDE THE OAK PARK BREWERY ...

The annual Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans just named its crowned big star king for 2025, and 'big' is an understatement, considering the star is an inch over 7 feet tall.