The outfits (like a krewe of Anne Kirkpatricks) were wacky, wonderful and weird, as thousands took over the streets in the ...

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

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the sun rose over New Orleans on Tuesday, a crowd gathered in the historic Treme neighborhood, their faces covered in skeletal masks with protruding antlers — the first ...

But it's Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, our final day to celebrate ... Marigny and Bywater areas into a massive outdoor costume party every Mardi Gras. Zulu started its parade early, but bands ...

Everywhere else, it's just Tuesday. But today, New Orleans threw the biggest free party in the world.Latest forecast | Download the WDSU Parade Tracker app | Full schedule of parades This year ...

Just because the party never stops during Mardi Gras in New Orleans doesn’t mean you can’t do it in style. That seems to be the mantra of the Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans, which has unveiled ...

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration ... of the risqué in the French Quarter and other neighborhoods,” she said.