NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the ...

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

From a terrifying vodou show, in which a manbo fed zombies popcorn and ougan whipped them, to mardi gras masqueraders strolling on The Boulevard, Cap-Haïtien had an entertaining pre-carnival and ...

Carnival season has come to a close. While some of you may still be recovering, plenty are likely already thinking ahead to next year's festivities. With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start ...

Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the Mardi Gras,” “Big Chief” and “Second-Line, Pt.

Le Festival de Mardi Gras cancels Tuesday's carnival, parade schedule adjusted as severe weather, including high winds, looms in Acadiana. LAFAYETTE PARISH — Le Festival de Mardi Gras has ...

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of fasting ...