The tableau came alive with costumes, illustrative images flashing on the screen and court members completing the scene with ...

The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties to both Catholic and Black masking Indian traditions ...

The Mississippi Aquarium is recycling Mardi Gras beads to protect local wildlife — and helping to fund medical care for those ...

Two floats caught fire during Mardi Gras parades in Houma, Louisiana, prompting safety concerns and calls for stricter regulations. The fires, potentially caused by pyrotechnic machines or ...

There have been a lot of changes on Carnival Cruise Line through the years, the most visible of which is the ships themselves. The first Mardi Gras – not to be confused with today’s Excel ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday, a ...

Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it is based on a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year.

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...

Carnival, on the other hand, doesn’t use the same strategy. Its newest and largest ships are the Excel Class, which include ...

“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 ...

“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 ...