Families and tourists lined major streets in New Orleans on Tuesday to watch Mardi Gras festivities, which included parades giving away hand-decorated coconuts, costumes and this year's King Zulu.

Carnival season in New Orleans ends today as the city and other U.S. locales celebrate Mardi Gras — also known as Fat Tuesday — a day of parades and parties before the solemnity of the ...

Louisiana was colonized first by the French before it became part of the U.S., and has retained strong French and Cajun culture and traditions, including Mardi Gras. When are the 2024 Mardi Gras ...

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 afternoon. Carnival ...

File - In this March 9, 2011 file photo, police on horseback and foot clear out the crowds on Bourbon Street at midnight for the end of Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans.

Mardi Gras is the culmination of Carnival season — which officially begins each year on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas, known as King’s Day, in New Orleans and closes with the arrival of ...

Performers prepare to line-up before the start of the Krewe of Endymion Parade during the Krewe of Endymion Parade during Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, La., on March 1, 2024.

NEW ORLEANS—Four people were shot on the French Quarter’s iconic Bourbon Street, sending people running as revelers partied Saturday night amid the countdown to Mardi Gras, police and ...

As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage By: Jeff Amy, Jack Brook And Stephen Smith, The Associated Press Posted: 11:01 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 Last ...

Despite weather concerns, New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day and bids farewell to Carnival season By: Jack Brook, The Associated Press Posted: 11:04 PM CST Monday, Mar. 3, 2025 Last Modified: 5 ...