Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...

Explore Mardi Gras 2025 in New Orleans with a guide to parades, food, and daiquiri spots as festivities run through March 4. Beaumont Enterprise Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

Observed in New Orleans, the Carnival season began on Jan. 6 this year and ends with Mardi Gras the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season. Parades in New Orleans began in ...

Two events will highlight New Orleans culture with TODAY show, including a Mardi Gras episode and a food event featuring local chefs. Here's how to get tickets.

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...

The Rex Organization, one of the oldest and most prominent Mardi Gras krewes in New Orleans, was founded in 1872. What does Mardi Gras have to do with Jesus? Mardi Gras is one of the holidays that ...

FILE – Revelers play brass band music as they begin the march of the Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) ...

Additional tactical teams, police in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. It comes after New Orleans just hosted the Super Bowl. By Luke Barr. February 27, 2025, 5:51 PM. 2:12.

Mardi Gras, regarded as the last celebration before the start of Lent leading up to Easter, will take place on March 4 this year, according to the Mardi Gras New Orleans website.

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...