Editor's note: Many parades in New Orleans have been either canceled or rescheduled due to severe weather in the area. Mardi Gras is almost over. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to ...

Mardi Gras reaches its peak on Tuesday night, bringing an end to weeks of vibrant celebrations, as revelers in New Orleans bid farewell to the season with the traditional phrase: “Laissez les ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...

New Orleans Mardi Gras Krewe of Zulu member Jeremy Speed, 40, holds a hand-painted coconuts he plans to throw into the crowd as he ride atop a float for a Mardi Gras Day parade on Tuesday, March 4 ...

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the actual holiday itself. Here's everything to know. When ...

(Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) M.J.’s Brass Boppers play during the annual Mardi Gras parade in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 3, 2025. The parade culminated in a show at the New Parish club.

Severe thunderstorms and strong winds have altered some Mardi Gras plans in New Orleans on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in New Orleans, there is an enhanced risk of severe ...

Parade participants line up before the start of the Mardi Gras Day parade on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Beads are thrown during the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras ...

Mardi Gras is one of the best celebrations of the year. Between the masks, the music, the beads and the king cake, few festive occasions can measure up to how much we let loose during Carnival season.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against brining umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes were expected to ...

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 ...

People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne's parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) ...