Mardi Gras season has returned to New Orleans. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single day of observation to weeks ...

Mobile, Alabama, where six parades were scheduled Tuesday ... Monday’s activities in New Orleans also included an afternoon “Lundi Gras,” or Fat Monday celebration on the Mississippi ...

January 6 marks the return of Carnival in New Orleans ... changes to the float parade lineup which takes place from the Wednesday before Mardi Gras through Fat Tuesday itself, a time period ...

The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily banned when Spain took control of New Orleans ... is French for "Fat Tuesday," according ...

King Zulu has reigned in the streets of New Orleans nearly every Fat Tuesday since 1909 ... By 2005 the Zulu parades were premiere Mardi Gras events with lavish floats. Gone was the raggedy ...

Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Officials in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish have canceled annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parades ...

New Orleans area officials have canceled Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations scheduled for Monday ahead of the winter freeze ...

Mobile isn’t the only place to celebrate Mardi Gras in Alabama. Gulf Shores, one hour south by car, has some of the USA’s prettiest white-sand beaches and this year hosts the 46th Annual Mardi Gras ...