The floats. The costumes. The parties. The beads. So many beads. Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really important ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — You just can’t keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming. All around New Orleans, thousands of houses are being decorated as floats because the coronavirus ...

Securing the best spot along the parade route to catch loads and loads of beads is what Mardi Gras is all about. But what happens to those beads after arriving home? Two organizations, LARC and Arc of ...

Mardi Gras might look a bit different in 2021. Due to it being a religious holiday, the city cannot cancel Mardi Gras, but celebrating it safely amid the coronavirus pandemic is a different matter.

Snowmass Village’s 41st annual Mardi Gras celebration started out slow, but later drew crowds down from the slopes and into the Base Village for a classic Fat Tuesday party. The event featured a DJ, ...

NEW ORLEANS - Coronavirus-related limits on access to Bourbon Street, shuttered bars and frigid weather all were expected to prevent what the city usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season — ...