Learn about the history of some of the most popular Mardi Gras traditions so you can celebrate in New Orleans the right way!

Laissez les bons temps rouler – let the good times roll!” exclaimed Karen Simmons, president/CEO of the Chester County ...

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...

Well yesterday was Mardi Gras, the biggest party day of the year in the Big Easy, and the Weather Channel made the bold move ...

The clock has struck midnight, which means that the New Orleans Police Department and the New Orleans mayor would ...

The Bourbon Street Awards has been a New Orleans Fat Tuesday celebration for nearly 40 years. NEW ORLEANS — If you have a ...

People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne’s parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans.

Carnival season that began less than a week after the tragic New Year’s Eve attack on Bourbon Street and included a ...

Drag queens Fatsy Cline and Varla Jean Merman hosted the 61st annual Bourbon Street Awards at noon Tuesday on the corner of ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against brining umbrellas and ...

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day.