It is observed by millions all around the world and is often referred to as Carnival. While Mardi Gras and Carnival are often used interchangeably, there is a key difference between the two.

Carnival Season's final parades in Louisiana's most populous city, which is world-famous for its Mardi Gras bash, were moved to earlier time slots — with masked riders on elaborate floats and ...

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, which takes place March 4, marks the party’s climax and the end of Carnival Season on the Gulf Coast. The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as ...

Thousands converged on the small town of New Roads to attend two Mardi Gras parades. First was the 101st annual Community Center Carnival Parade, the second-oldest Mardi Gras parade in ...

Ironwork balconies in New Orleans fill with onlookers watching the Mardi Gras parade in 1961. Costumer James George of Western Costume Company in Los Angeles, Calif. selects carnival heads from ...

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans bade a typically joyous goodbye to Carnival season Tuesday with Mardi Gras parades ... from the "Barbie" movie posed for pictures with passersby. Initially, light ...

The costumed revelers delivered Mardi Gras music, king cake, throws and excitement to long-term care and rehabilitation patients who may not experience Carnival this year.

Send us your photos with the names of the people ... cheer for beads and other throws during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Hundreds of Fat Tuesday fans dressed in their best and brightest Louisiana carnival-style costumes ... march dubbed the “Last Mardi Gras Parade on the Planet.” PHOTOS: Portland’s 12th ...

Send us your photos with the names of the people ... Krewes toss beads and other throws during the Jackson County Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Pascagoula on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Mardi Gras was celebrated in full force Tuesday morning with thousands attending The Community Center Carnival Club of Pointe Coupee and The New Roads Lion’s Club parades. An early start due to ...