Members of the Painesville Elks carry a large flag during a past Fairport Mardi Gras parade. The final Fairport Mardi Gras festival will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. July 5.

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Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is a festival of indulgence before Lent, when many Christians begin abstaining from certain pleasures.

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day.

Other cities with Mardi Gras parades watching forecasts Elsewhere, large crowds were expected Tuesday for Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama.

Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as costumed revelers celebrate Mardi Gras with ...

Despite the shortening of parades, plenty of new and traditional Mardi Gras social events will still take place around the city rain or shine.

Other cities with Mardi Gras parades watching forecasts Elsewhere, large crowds were expected Tuesday for Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama.

New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations amid storm and twister warnings New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day parades to try to avoid the potentially destructive weather.