"I have to look at the safety first," the parish president said. Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by ...

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.

Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single day of observation to weeks (or months) of partying. The festivals and celebrations in the weeks leading up to the Lenten season are celebrated across ...

taking place the day before the start of Lent. The name comes from the literal English translation of the French phrase "Mardi Gras". In New Orleans and all across the country, the day is ...

But it's Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, our final day to celebrate the Carnival season and honor the rich history of the holiday with parades, king cakes, costumes, dancing and booze.

TODAY IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND WE KNOW IT’S A SAFE DAY. AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT’S LAST MINUTE, BUT TRY TO GET YOUR MARDI GRAS CELEBRATIONS IN TODAY. THERE IS STILL LOTS OF FUN TO BE HAD ON LUNDI ...

Two Lafayette Mardi Gras Day parades will roll early and a third is canceled because of anticipated high winds and severe weather. Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette, the carnival and musical ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Watch WWL Lousianas live Bourbon Street cam here. Parades have rolled, and revelers are now celebrating throughout the French Quarter. Experience the energy of ...

THAT’S WHEN VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS BLOCK ROADWAYS. STATE POLICE SAY ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON MARDI GRAS DAY ON CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY. THEY ALSO SAY SOME OF THE ARRESTS ESCALATED INTO ...

NEW ORLEANS — The 2025 Carnival season kicked off on January 6, and Krewe of Zulu is set to roll on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, at 6:30 a.m. With high winds expected, officials moved up ...

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 ...