The camp has held Midsummer Mardi Gras parades since 2016 to mark the end of its parade-themed camp week, where kids ages 7-13 learn how to build floats and create puppets. Hosted by Music Box ...

EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left. Susana ...

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And know that your bags will be searched," Riley said. Mardi Gras kicks off on Thursday, Feb 8 with the chicken toss attended by Mayor Roy West at 5 p.m. and ends Sunday, Feb 11 with live music.

Costumes are a huge part of the Mardi Gras celebrations in the French Quarter, and Tuesday’s designs did not disappoint. The French Quarter’s most famous street, Bourbon Street, and parallel ...

Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make their own flower costumes every year. Photo ...

The parade is the Kids and Kritters Parade, and it is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. According to parade organizers, the parade is set to be held at the Casino Beach Parking Lot next to ...

Black Panther, Fortnite’s Raven, and Miss Rachel are hosting a Kids and Family Festival at Shipgarten. Enjoy free face painting, arts and crafts, live music, great drinks, moonbounces, and a ...

The costumes were indeed elaborate, more like those we would see on Mardi Gras floats rather than part of the crowd. At one point, we approached the back of a large stage in the street.

Courir is French for run. The "Courir de Mardi Gras" are traditions based on early begging rituals from the Medieval era that originated in 15th-century France.

While Fargo-Moorhead isn’t known for throwing Mardi Gras festivities, that didn’t stop the kids at Cobber Kids Daycare at Concordia from hosting a parade.

It's no secret that Mardi Gras is Louisiana's "thing" — and while it's a BIG deal in Acadiana, perhaps no one does it bigger than Grand Marais — and in the most literal sense of the word, too.