The age-old Mardi Gras saying has never ... worldwide audience for Carnival is growing, with almost continuous broadcast of parades by television stations and NOLA.com, not to mention social ...

In fact, it’s the last day of what is known as Carnival season ... and in 1872, Mardi Gras organizers in New Orleans posted flyers at train stations around the country to encourage tourism.

This year, March 4 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival season. It's celebrated in New Orleans and around the United States and the world with parades, balls and parties.

Recycle Dat, the partnership pushing to make Mardi ... Gras beads and throws, Davis said. Staffed recycling stations will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 a.m. over the next two weekends of Carnival ...

Mardi Gras was declared a legal state holiday within Louisiana in 1875. The official start of Carnival Season is marked by ...

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

While Mardi Gras is often used, inaccurately, to refer to the entirety of the Carnival season, it’s actually meant to refer just to Fat Tuesday, which marks the culmination of the Carnival season.