Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition ... ranging from doubloons (coins), colorful beads, plastic cups, stuffed animals, candy and the unofficial symbol of the celebration, MoonPies (marshmallow ...

Carnival season is in full effect and has been for weeks. Now, it's almost time for Mardi Gras! Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Friday before Mardi Gras is historically a day for the locals; it's a time for Southeast Louisianians to enjoy the carnival and each other before tourists flock here.

A “cultural revolution on wheels.” That's how the Krewe of ALLA describes its Mardi Gras parade this year. Named in honor of Algiers, La., the 93-year-old New Orleans krewe rolls through ...

Texarkana Mardi Gras is set to return to downtown this weekend ... Technology program has been working on replica of the cartoon character Snoopy to attach to an old airplane for the parade.

Mardi Gras (March 4). Visit a neighborhood diner, and its sure to have a list of andouille sausage-loaded specials (on a laminated menu insert adorned with cartoon beads and purple masks).