For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) ROSEMARY WESTWOOD, BYLINE: New Orleans is overrun with parties and parades during Mardi Gras season, and Marie-Isabelle Pautz (ph) was out there, having conversations with ...

RidgeCrest, a Senior Living Retirement Community, recently brought the electric energy of Mardi Gras with the iconic charm of ...