Louisiana lawmakers push bill to loosen campaign finance rules, allowing spending on mortgages, clubs, Mardi Gras and family ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a legal holiday since 1875, featuring numerous festivities leading up to the main event. Celebrations include family-friendly parades, quirky goods, and animal-dedicated ...

WireImage Meanwhile, officials in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, announced Monday that Mardi Gras celebrations on Tuesday have been canceled due to a high wind threat. “The timing of these winds ...

Similar celebrations are held across Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. Mobile, Alabama, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. And other lavish Carnival celebrations in ...

a historic building (a former monks’ residence) that’s one of the sites of the Louisiana State Museum. One of its permanent exhibitions is called “Mardi Gras: It’s Carnival Time in ...

Descendant director Margaret Brown explores the mystic societies connected to Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama, which predate those in Louisiana. Racial divisions between the ...

The 2025 Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place during Mardi Gras 2025 on March 2, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Meanwhile, officials in Jefferson Parish ...

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...

Five people were wounded Sunday in Franklinton, Louisiana, after a shooting at a Mardi Gras parade, according to police. A suspect, 18-year-old Jamerian Anders, was arrested on five counts of ...

Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4, and while it is widely known that the holiday is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, the day is marked in communities around the country and worldwide.

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...