Lesia Montgomery’s art students at Jackson Elementary School had the opportunity to participate in a Mardi Gras float making contest. On Feb. 28, the winners showed their work.

From the Ground Up: Mardi Gras Floats is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

And what would the Mardi Gras parade be without the gigantic, ornate floats? The world-famous floats take a year to make. Well, nearly a year. 50 weeks, to be exact, because for two weeks they're ...

I knew not the art of catching a throw listed by ... and edible underwear to find the spectacular floats. I walked inside ...

The floats. The costumes. The parties. The beads. So many beads. Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition ... Museum Curator "They encompass the fine art of sculpture, literary currents in their ...

On Sunday, March 2, the 22-year-old Louisiana State University gymnastics team member posted an Instagram carousel highlighting her Mardi Gras festivities, including riding on top of a float in ...

Mardi Gras floats “could become unstable” and heavy winds could “blow down trees and power lines,” the National Weather Service warned, adding gusts of up to 60 mph (97 kph) were expected ...