Louisiana-style king cake is almost always decorated in the colors associated with Mardi Gras: green, gold, and purple ...

If you are wondering when to start serving King Cake we try to stick to the first day of Mardi Gras Season which is on ...

The makeup carries grave significance for the group as Brian Sims, a former Zulu king, explains: "Back in the 1900s, the rules are, you have to mask. Every organization wears a mask during Mardi Gras.

Lake Charles businessman and community leader W. Gray Stream will be the next Washington Mardi Gras king, and Yale University student Sarah Louise Heebe will be the queen, event organizers ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 01:32 PM CDT BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Mystick Krewe of Louisianians announced who will reign as the king and queen of Washington Mardi Gras for 2026.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Mystick Krewe of Louisianians announced who will reign as the king and queen of Washington Mardi Gras for 2026.

Mardi Gras Mike was built in New Orleans by a custom design company, Kern Studios. A manager at Kern Studios, Chris Richier, shared some details about the float. “It’s a float,” said Richier.

The king was Mardi Gras master of ceremonies in 1995. Mr. Scally was born and raised in Lawler, Iowa. He graduated from Lawler Public High School and attended Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.

Read the story of Madi Gras Mike as he travels with the LSU baseball team to the College World Series: https://www.nola.com/sports/lsu/baseball/lsu-baseball-barry ...