But when the Mardi Gras floats return to their garages at the end of the celebrations, the festival scene in New Orleans and ...

The season begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas, and continues until Mardi Gras, which is the final day of feasting ... that feature massive floats laden with flashing lights and giant ...

Every plate that comes out of the kitchen, every note played on that small stage, every toast raised at the bar becomes part of a narrative bigger than any one visit could contain. That’s why people ...

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Mardi Gras always takes a toll ... The base of the mug, made heavier by a blinking light inside it, rotated in midair and somersaulted right into my smiling face. The edge of the base caught ...

It may not have the French architectural charm of Nola, but Lake Charles’s vibrant celebrations have a certain je ne sais quoi, finds Rashmi Narayan ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments. This city is like nowhere else in the country right now,” said Kendall Calyen, 41, marveling at the 200-year-old tradition unfolding before his eye ...

is the official approach to Mardi ... Gras lives on. Called flambeaux, French for torch, these torches are part of a tradition that dates back to the mid-19th century. Crowds would thank these ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...