Mardi Gras parades are not exclusive to New Orleans, or adults. Dressed in colorful costumes, dozens of children, and plenty ...

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

Mardi Gras World offers a close-up look at some of the flamboyant floats and costumes used during New Orleans' famous party. One thing to know upfront: This isn't a museum – it's a warehouse ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Lake Charles residents turned out for the 5th annual Lake Charles Mardi Gras parade and Zydeco ...

From ballistic shields to a K-9, the Blakely Borough Crime Watch’s annual Mardi Gras Celebration supports ... drug investigations,” Salerno said, explaining Blakely police no longer have ...

Mardi Gras Arrest during riot in San Luis Obispo in 2004. Jayson Mellom The Tribune It must be either a lack of institutional memory or nostalgia, but The Tribune’s suggestion that it might be ...

In New Orleans, the contrast from Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday to Ash Wednesday and weeks of reflection is particularly stark, as member station WWNO's Rosemary Westwood reports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC ...