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

A pile of trash awaiting clean up in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, the day after Mardi Gras. (AP Photo/Jack Brook) This year, the city had earmarked $50,000 to ...

We’re tracking more than 70 parades this Carnival season, including several parades outside of Mardi Gras, like the St. Patrick’s Day parades.We are also tracking the front and the back of ...

The French Quarter Easter Parade was formerly known as the Chris Owens Easter Parade after the legendary Bourbon ... Marching bands, Mardi Gras-style dance troupes, convertible cars and a human ...

With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as long, with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17.

Mardi Gras is here And security surrounding this year’s Fat Tuesday celebrations, marking the end of Carnival season in New Orleans, will be heightened following ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras ... get the French Quarter fully cleaned up by around 10 a.m. each day, said owner ...

NEW ORLEANS – Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras ... French Quarter. Leander Nunez, 54, steered a massive truck onto Bourbon Street just ...

Here’s the rundown on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, and how it came to be. Many people mistakenly believe that Mardi Gras is just one day ... the risqué in the French Quarter and other ...