KEY TAKEAWAYS: Pioneers of Women’s Carnival opens May 9 at the Presbytère in New Orleans. Features costumes, photos, and artifacts celebrating women’s roles in Mardi Gras. Honors Aminthe Laudumiey ...

New Orleans officials gathered Thursday night to review the successful Mardi Gras season, focusing on public safety, inappropriate throws, and sustainable practices and more. The city welcomed ...

In Cajun country, costumed riders on horseback set out on their annual Courir du Mardi Gras, a town-to-town celebration. Hundreds of people registered for the Courir de Mardi Gras in Eunice, a bayou ...

The Mardi Gras mobile booking unit photographed in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER ...

Even though Bacchus seemed to roll *** little bit later than expected, there was no decrease in enthusiasm when His Majesty Bacchus the 12th, Pete Fountain, New Orleans goodwill ambassador to the ...

The threat of severe weather has left New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions at risk, with parades being shortened or canceled, warnings issued over flying debris and officials urging extreme caution ...

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Joseph's Night is a cultural and spiritual celebration observed in New Orleans, primarily by the Mardi Gras Indians, on the evening of March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph.

New Orleans is known across the world for Mardi Gras, but many places also celebrate the Carnival season. Take the small village of Schaijk in the Netherlands, for example. It’s about an hour ...

NEW ORLEANS — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

Parades Mardi Gras has been celebrated in what is now the United States since 1699 when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville landed near present-day New Orleans ...

Jose Carrasco dances as M.J.’s Brass Boppers play during the annual Mardi Gras parade in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 3, 2025. The parade culminated in a show at the New Parish club.