The annual jollification is not limited to the Big Easy. Similar celebrations are held across Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras ...

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give ...

The promise from authorities for more security threatened to conflict with the city’s anything-goes sensibilities, and some ...

Get ready for beads, beats, and bites! Discover the best Mardi Gras celebrations, from parades to crawfish feasts and ...

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days.