For 42 years, it's been a stable place in the city, often called "Green Mardi Gras." It showcased decretive floats, the sweet ...

CRESCENT CITY COIN CLUB SHOW: The Crescent City Coin Club will host a show March 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at The Landing Ballroom, ...

The Krewe of Argus, which was rescheduled to Sunday after severe weather on Mardi Gras Day, will kick off parades on Metairie Road Sunday morning at 10 a.m.

For those of you that were keeping tabs around the time of Vicksburg’s Mardi Gras parade, I mentioned that I had been roped ...

RIGHT NOW, ORGANIZERS OF THE IRISH CHANNEL PARADE. THEY ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A NEW DATE TO ROLL. WDSU REPORTER ...

Learn about the history of some of the most popular Mardi Gras traditions so you can celebrate in New Orleans the right way!

The parade was the culmination of Mardi Gras Week at the school. On Monday, faculty, staff and students wore purple, green and gold. Tuesday was a Taste of Cajun Day with New Orleans-themed foods.

If you want to unearth the history and origins of Mardi Gras, the iconic Mardi Gras colors are a good place to start ...

Why are the colors of Mardi Gras purple, green and gold? Mardi Gras has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1703, when French settlers in Mobile, Alabama, held the first recorded festivities ...

All along Jackson Avenue at the start of the Krewe of Zulu parade, family and friends gathered wearing Mardi Gras purple, gold and green. Many reclined in chairs, ready to enjoy the long haul.

Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it is based on a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms.