Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single ...

Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans could be cancelled as severe storms rumble through the South, bringing strong winds ...

Each year, Mardi Gras marks the end of a famous Louisiana tradition, King Cake Season. Amy Clark, owner of The Cajun Peach, ...

Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

Mardi Gras festivities were underway early Tuesday in New Orleans despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the ...

Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers as powerful storms were expected to strike ...

Tornado watches and warnings are spread across the South as well as severe thunderstorm alerts and flash flood warnings. Damage is reported across the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and hundreds of thousands ...

The COAST Covington Activity Center threw a masquerade ball on Feb. 27 to see their king and queen of Mardi Gras announced ...

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and ...

Masked men dressed as skeletons danced and sang in the streets, waking up revelers who are making their way to the parade routes.

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.