NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Mardi Gras season is in full swing, with parades rolling daily and thousands of visitors packing New Orleans and Jefferson Parish for the biggest weekend of Carnival. On ...

Mardi Gras crowds surge as daily parades continue with Druids, Alla, Nandi. The Krewe of Nandi lines up to roll on Wed., Feb. 26 (WVUE) By Chris Welty, Chris Joseph, Maddie Kerth and Andrés Fuentes.

The coveted Mardi Gras throw was in short supply, according to Lucius Watts III, Mr. Big Stuff 2024. ... We'll do an IOU," he told crowds who gathered for his appearance, ...

Large crowds expected as Galveston’s 2025 Mardi Gras celebration starts this weekend. More than 20 parades and other events are scheduled for the next two weekends as well as Fat Tuesday on March 4.

Koran also pointed out that record-breaking attendance for the final celebration created “some minor parking challenges, and longer-than usual traffic delays, as officers worked to safely ...

In a Feb. 12 city council meeting, Mamou police warned of potentially bigger crowds for Mardi Gras and suggested security measures. The council denied the requests. On Tuesday, a mass shooting at ...

The original flambeaux carriers during Mardi Gras were enslaved individuals and free men of color, who would receive coins tossed to them by crowds lining the parade route, according to History.

Bossier City may see a revamped Mardi Gras parade route, starting at the Brookshire Arena, designed to ease congestion and ...

The annual celebration of Mardi Gras is a Carnival season that begins on Jan. 6 and culminates on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated with parades, festive attire and the consumption of king cake.