Footage from the USA TODAY's livestream shows a vibrant and cheering crowd in New Orleans catching beads from the floats. These photos capture the essence of the 2025 Mardi Gras celebration.

Edgar Lawrence "Dooky" Chase III said "this restaurant has been here since 1939" and has stories about guests including Satchel Paige, Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King, John Lewis and more. Leah ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 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 ...

Mardi Gras, also known in English as Fat Tuesday, occurs right before Ash Wednesday, which kicks off the 40-day Lenten season. While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New ...

For 40 days every spring, Christians observe the season of repentance and fasting known as Lent. In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking.

NOPD seeks help to reunite 78-year-old Clarence Anderson with his family after becoming separated during the Krewe of Zulu Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- New Orleans is now mourning the death of two individuals who were fatally struck by parade floats as the city celebrates Mardi Gras. On Saturday night, one person was ...

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns Thunderstorms and winds up to 60 mph are expected throughout Tuesday, but that didn't keep the city from ...

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 ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told the Associated Press that despite weather challenges, the city was able modify the parades to ensure that there were still traditional Mardi Gras Day ...