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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Mardi Gras is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, and a large amount of that is from throws. Nelson Maddox, owner of Parties Start Here in Baton Rouge ...

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and ...

The parade will consist of floats only. MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It’s Fat Tuesday in the birthplace of Mardi Gras. Thousands will line the parade routes, catching throws and good vibes as Mobile ...

Mardi Gras is almost over. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single day of observation to weeks (or months ...

When I was hired almost three years ago to work for AL.com in Mobile, I knew comparisons between Mobile’s Mardi Gras and New Orleans’ Mardi Gras were inevitable. I grew up in New Orleans and ...

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI (WLOX) - Mardi Gras 2025 was a success! Folks came from near and far to enjoy the 25+ parades the Mississippi Gulf Coast offers. Though Fat Tuesday is over, there are two parades ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...

Anthony Anderson sets up his camper in a parking lot off Dauphin Street on Thursday, staking his claim in a changed Mardi Gras landscape. For the second year, “RV City” is no more due to ...