Patrick Carney's mother, Edith, always embraced his taste for the extravagant. That includes the tarps he and a dozen friends purchased from Home Depot on a shoestring budget in 1995, painted "Mardi ...

All one has to do is look at what the Mardi Gras Pass has done and continues to do. It has destroyed fisheries, estuaries and accelerated land loss. There was a study done (I believe around 2012 ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Mardi Gras is a celebration that spans several weeks, with the grand finale marking the beginning of Lent. Despite the windy conditions on Fat Tuesday, KATC was in downtown ...

Happy Fat Tuesday💃🥳 Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday is a pre-Lent festival.(Pinterest) 4. Wishing you a Mardi Gras as exciting and vibrant as a New Orleans parade! Enjoy the celebration🎭🎶 5.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

Laissez les bons temps rouler! “Let the good times roll!” is the official approach to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. There’s much more to this annual tradition than partying. Read on for our ...

Get your beads and King Cakes out! Mardi Gras is officially upon us! The annual celebration is one of the most iconic cultural events in the United States, known for exuberant parades, festive ...

The floats. The costumes. The parties. The beads. So many beads. Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday each year, which begins the Lenten season. In 2025, Mardi Gras is on March 4. Lost Dog Cafe and Lounge, as well as A Tavolo ...

Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night, and soon, those who celebrate will exclaim “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “Let the good times roll” for the last time this Carnival season.

But cookbooks are something new, according to Arthur Hardy, the founder of the Mardi Gras Guide, now in its 49th annual edition. The krewe gave out a thousand cookbooks to spectators at four ...