Footage from the USA TODAY's livestream shows a vibrant and cheering crowd in New Orleans catching beads from the floats. These photos capture the essence of the 2025 Mardi Gras celebration.

Here are photos and videos that show what it's like in New Orleans on Mardi Gras day. A view of Canal Street at St. Charles Avenue in the New Orleans Central Business District as Zulu parade ...

Mardi Gras celebrations erupt into a flurry of costumes and color on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in New Orleans, La. Parade-goers took to the city streets to dance alongside floats, catch beads ...

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 ...

New Orleans, renowned for its world-famous Mardi Gras celebration, rescheduled its final Carnival parades to earlier time slots ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms, and tornado warnings ...

Mardi Gras revelers gather at Canal Street as Rex, King of Carnival, makes his way aboard his float through the crowd Feb. 26, 1941, in New Orleans La. An estimate of half a million people lined ...

Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday,” the culmination of a festive season in New Orleans which begins on Jan. 6. Also known as Carnival or Carnaval, it’s celebrated in many countries ...

New Orleans’ oldest Mardi Gras Indian chief and former Oakland resident, Ray “Big Chief Hatchet” Blazio, was laid to rest with a huge traditional jazz funeral in the historic Treme ...

While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New Orleans, the holiday is celebrated across the globe, from North America, to South America, Europe and Asia. Footage from the USA ...