New Orleans is considered the epicenter of Mardi Gras in the U.S. This is largely due to New Orleans' French colonial roots. While the festival traces back to European Carnival traditions ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

the Mardi Gras season became a build-up for Lent, the 40 days of fasting and penance between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Mardi means Tuesday in French, and gras means “fat.” ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Tuesday marks Mardi Gras and while the big celebration ... Way Down Yonder also severs other French-Creole specialties like shrimp and grits.

Mardi Gras is French for 'Fat Tuesday' and signals the beginning of Lent, a 40-day fasting period in the Christian faith that lasts shortly before Easter. Dauphine's, which arrived on 15th Street ...

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments. This city is like nowhere else in the country right now,” said Kendall Calyen, 41, marveling at the 200-year-old tradition unfolding before his eye ...

As the site notes: “On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean ... many New Orleans costumes and designs were made in France. Mardi Gras Indians are particularly noted for their hand ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early ... toast with his queen. The French Quarter was still packed with large crowds ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...