New Orleans has once again come alive for the celebration of Mardi Gras!. March 4, 2025, marks Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday which kicks off the season of Lent, leading up to Easter.

The plans had been set for months: Dr. Roquell E. Wyche would finally take her son, Jaxon, to New Orleans, joining nearly 40 members of her husband’s family for their annual celebration of Mardi ...

Reigning celebrity grand marshal and Champion LSU University Gymnast Livvy Dunne rides during the 2025 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The Krewe of Bacchus has arranged a 48-inch wide and about 8 feet tall throne for the 7-ft tall o’Neal. Shaq will throw the best throws - around 250,000 doubloons embossed with his face, and ...

Throws, as the parade trinkets are known, date back to the late 1800s, when candy, peanuts and sweets were tossed from floats, Mr. Hardy said.

Olivia Dunne is in the process of enjoying her final Mardi Gras as an LSU student. On Saturday, Dunne served as the Grand ...

Olivia “Livvy” Dunne took her 5.3 million Instagram followers on a wild ride Saturday as the Grand Marshal of the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans before Mardi Gras.

They prepare hot dogs on their float, wrap them in foil, and throw them to the crowds of parade-goers. Krewe members also have thrown SPAM sandwiches, Ziploc bags of spaghetti and meatballs, Moon ...

Endymion rolls in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, to the theme, ... The captain rides on a float with moving eyes and mouth as the Krewe of Mid-City parades on the Uptown route in New Orleans, ...

The Krewe of Nandi rolls on the night of Tuesday, Feb. 26, starting at Lapalco Boulevard on the West Bank.