Mardi Gras is a popular time for many local business owners as they expect to get more revenue than usual. By: Jae Malbrough Posted 2:57 PM, Feb 21, 2025 and last updated 12:28 PM, Feb 25, 2025 ...

If you think you know Mardi Gras, you don't . . . well, not unless you know that the first celebration in the United States happened in . . . Mobile, Alabama, not New Orleans.

Now, that was one odd Tuesday night. It was Mardi Gras, and college basketball certainly knew how to throw a parade of craziness. Such as . . . Auburn was 27-2 and No. 1 by general acclimation, a ...

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

“Mardi Gras we have all hands on deck,” she says. “We have extra security, extra bar backs.” In addition to all the business downstairs, a private party will be taking place upstairs.

Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...