Historians at the Louisiana State Museum say Mardi Gras first arrived on U.S. soil in 1699, when French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville celebrated and his men landed 60 miles south ...

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the area on Fat Tuesday ...

Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: A Christmas tree decked out with Mardi Gras decorations. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy.

They shopped them around to a few of the Mardi Gras organizations, and found some retailers willing to carry them: Pop’s Midtown, the Urban Emporium and Bienville Souvenir & Gifts.

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.

Mardi Gras Day is more popularly known as Fat Tuesday and that falls on March 4, 2025. In between those three months will be parties, parades and other celebrations of various shapes and sizes.

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.

Mardi Gras is over in New Orleans and we'll have to wait until February 2026 for another chance to celebrate. Astronomy and religion determine when Fat Tuesday will take place every year.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedules in Mobile. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 202… ...