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

Celebrating local pride and Mardi Gras spirit, the Imperial Mardi Gras Parade in Opelousas brought the community together for a colorful, unforgettable celebration.

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Mardi Gras has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1703, when French settlers in Mobile, Alabama, held the first recorded festivities, according to mardigrasneworleans.com.

“We are giant evangelists — there's nothing like Mardi Gras,” said Chloe Ray, 33, who had a large cardboard cutout of a gingham tablecloth around her neck, part of a group crawfish boil costume.

Mardi Gras is a weeks-long celebration that culminates on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Fat Tuesday, often seen as the final burst of excitement before the solemn preparations for ...

At the 15th annual festival, the legacy of founder and organizer Tom Hall loomed large. at City Roots Farm, which hosts the Mardi Gras festival in Columbia SC.

The floats. The costumes. The parties. The beads. So many beads. Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really ...

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But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

Baton Rouge offers visitors a unique Mardi Gras celebration. Visit Baton Rouge. New Orleans rules the roost when it comes to all things Mardi Gras, celebrated in elaborate style each year on Fat ...

“I’m the unofficial mayor of Mardi Gras,” Machann said. “It’s great. It’s young families. Look at the ages, the demographics are great, everybody’s having a good time. Beautiful weather.