Mardi Gras is not the time to go for neutrals ... "It just depends on what the customer wants," said Luke Benton, owner of Mary Ellen's Tuxedo Shop in Lafayette. "One type is just like, 'What ...

Mom would start to take out her ball gowns and dad's tuxedo and shirts, placing them in the front of the closet. Being a kid, I really wanted to get to the two weeks before Mardi Gras, when the ...

The floats. The costumes. The parties. The beads. So many beads. Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really ...

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

Mardi Gras will be celebrated a bit later this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare now by learning all about the holiday. Before the big day – or week for our New Orleans ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a deeply interesting celebration that contrasts excessive eating and drinking starting in January with 40 days of fasting and penance starting on Ash ...

Mardi Gras 2025 is on Tuesday, March 4th this year, and while many people think of the fun and wild parties that happen around Mardi Gras, I’m here to tell you all about the New Orleans-inspired ...

"I have to look at the safety first," the parish president said. Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by ...

The annual celebration of Mardi Gras is a Carnival season that begins on Jan. 6 and culminates on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated with parades, festive attire and the consumption of king cake.

Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras. Given the close proximity to Christmas and the start of the Mardi Gras season, Mardi Gras trees are another ...

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are celebrated on the same day, which is Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season, while Fat Tuesday is a feast day before the fasting ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday each year, which begins the Lenten season. In 2025, Mardi Gras is on March 4. Lost Dog Cafe and Lounge, as well as A Tavolo ...