This weekend in New Orleans, you can get hit with a bat by a roller skater, check out some monster trucks or celebrate Bastille Day. Zoom in: Here's what's going on around town this weekend. 🍍 ...

The Krewe of Oshun stages the first float parade in New Orleans’ official Mardi Gras season. This year, the krewe found ...

Taste of Mardi Gras will be held at the Randolph Riverfront Center on Friday, February 28 starting at 7 p.m. This event will ...

The Friday before Mardi Gras means one thing: Carnival is in full swing, and the locals are bringing the energy, the spirit, and, of course, the party. Tis the season to catch beads and enjoy the ...

The Friday before Mardi Gras has long been a rollicking scene at New Orleans restaurants. Now more places are embracing the Friday Gras spirit and opening the tradition to more revelers.

NEW ORLEANS — The Krewe of Titans Mardi Gras parade rolls Friday, Feb. 14 in Slidell and King Chris Sturken and Queen Toni Gebbia stopped by the WGNO Studios to discuss the special throws and ...

"Mardi Gras in general is a community-wide effort," organizer Ruth Vernotico said Friday. "And it's something that I think really helps establish a sense of levity and fun and celebration in the ...

The Alexandria Mardi Gras Association's Krewes Parade will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 2. Get ready to laissez bon temp rouler as Mardi Gras festivities get into full swing starting Friday.

Mardi Gras Slidell prepares for a busy Friday with 2 parades. After being rained out of its usual Sunday spot, the Krewe of Dionysus will now roll Friday right before the Krewe of Selene.

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — time to kick off the 2025 Easter season, followed by Ash Wednesday which will give way to the start of the Lent. Unlike many other holidays, the dates of Easter ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile’s newest Mardi Gras Krewe had its first parade Friday night. No. 5: They party and help the community. “We want to be a service organization and provide a lot of … ...