A series of colorful posters celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans will end in 2025 after four decades. Andrea Mistretta, the New Jersey painter who has created the distinctive posters since 1986 ...

"Mistretta dreams of having an exhibit for her Mardi Gras posters one day. She is asking for the public's help to get the posters displayed in a Louisiana museum. New Orleans Mardi Gras Poster ...

On Friday, at the Raising Cane’s in Metairie, she signed her posters for 200 lucky ... key chains for $1 through Mardi Gras with proceeds going to the New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fund.

The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily banned when Spain took control of New Orleans. Mardi Gras is celebrated annually, with the ...

The annual carnival comes in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes ...

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 ...

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. Whether you're a local ...

According to Cantrell, her office has been requesting that the federal government increase New Orleans' threat level since 2019, but the federal government only agreed to bump the Mardi Gras ...

New Orleans' annual Kings' Day kick-off to the Carnival season did not begin with the usual raucous entrance of the Zulu Tramps and other maskers. Instead, in the wake of the deadly Bourbon Street ...

KIDS OF ALL AGES ENJOY CELEBRATING MARDI GRAS, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, PEOPLE ARE STILL OUT HERE CELEBRATING ALL THE PARADES ROLLING THROUGH NEW ORLEANS TODAY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CHEERING IN THE ...

The distinctive Mardi Gras posters we all grew up with will not ... she feels a deep connection to New Orleans. Despite the distance, she has remained committed to capturing the essence of Mardi ...