After Mardi Gras made its way to the United States, masked balls flourished under French rule in the late 1700s, but were later banned by the Spanish governors. The prohibition continued when New ...

Chris Wickman of Lafayette made the two-hour drive to get a tattoo from another of the shop's 12 tattoo artists, Henry Rhodes. It was the second and final session for his tattoo of a Nordic mask.

One colorful mask was worn by the late George P. Mitchell, the businessman and developer who brought Mardi Gras back to the island in the mid-1980s: the occasion was a 1986 ball celebrating the ...

Organizers trucked in 100 pounds of rice, 50 pounds of tomatoes and 40 pounds of chicken for the jambalaya and gumbo.Above, Carey Odlin, the Mardi Gras king, offers colorful coins to revelers.

The 2024 Mardi Gras season officially begins January 6th... and what better way to ring in the season than by picking up the 2024 ‘Mobile Mask - Reveler’s Guide to Mardi Gras’. Steve Joynt ...

Mardi Gras Weekend at Pluck Farm When: March 1 and 2 from noon to 8 p.m. Where: 6901 North Carolina 54, West Mebane Pluck Farm and Steel String Brewery’s hold a Mardi Gras celebration weekend.

An epic Mardi Gras celebration requires at least three key elements: an elaborate parade, the best local entertainment, and ornate costumes. Plus, hurricanes and king cakes. Beads, obviously. Not to ...

It's no secret that Mardi Gras is Louisiana's "thing" — and while it's a BIG deal in Acadiana, perhaps no one does it bigger than Grand Marais — and in the most literal sense of the word, too.

EUNICE, La. — The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival has unveiled its lineup and list of events. The festival will take place February 9 - 13, 2024. This five-day event in Eunice’s historic downtown ...

A large Mardi Gras mask in the corner at the Gulf Coast Carnival Association float den in Biloxi on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. The GCCA parade rolls at 1 p.m. on Feb. 13, Fat Tuesday.