New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...

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

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some ...

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

When people visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year, there will be additional tactical teams and overall a larger police ...

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