Besides the famous beads, Mardi Gras—February 13 this year—is best known for the colorful masks that revelers wear. Mask-wearing dates back to the earliest carnivals in 13th-century Venice.

New Orleans will reinstitute an indoor mask mandate to fight the spread of COVID-19 while readying for an influx of visitors for the Mardi Gras season, the city health director said Tuesday, Jan ...

Nearly every year (the Covid-19 pandemic years notwithstanding) the city of New Orleans descends in to a chaotic flurry of crowds, colorful masks, and beads galore all in celebration of Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras masks are more than just festive accessories—they carry a rich history and cultural significance. Every detail, Mardi Gras color and design tells a story, and the artists who craft ...

One colorful mask was worn by the late George P. Mitchell, the businessman and developer who brought Mardi Gras back to the island in the mid-1980s: the occasion was a 1986 ball celebrating the ...

Any further discussion of Mobile vs. New Orleans Mardi Gras would have to wait until the 14.5-hour musical work had concluded. (Coming Saturday: A visit with the Order of Polka Dots.