There is about a 25% chance of rain on Monday, or Lundi Gras, according to the NWS forecast. The timing and intensity of showers or storms is still uncertain. Southeast Louisiana should be dry Thursday through the weekend. Highs should range from the high 60s to the low 70s, according to the NWS.

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers will jam the French Quarter as more parades roll in New Orleans’ suburbs, other Louisiana cities, and all along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.

Time to break out the beads, grab a King cake and stake out your spot for the parades in New Orleans because Mardi Gras is here. But if you’re planning to celebrate in The Big Easy then your parade gear should probably include a rain jacket, boots and an umbrella - because Mother Nature is trying to rain on your Mardi Gras parade.

Previewing 30 New Orleans and Jefferson Parish parades with themes, royalty, special guests, throws, maps and more.

Here are a few things that make Mobile's Mardi Gras stand out from other Carnival celebrations--from a New Orleanian-turned-Mobilian.

The rooftop snipers, bomb-sniffing dogs and armored vehicles seen during the Super Bowl will be back in the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday.

It’s time to let the good times roll! As parades continue and the city prepares for the last few days of carnival, here are the parades rolling in New Orleans on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras. The following parades will roll in New Orleans on Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras Day: According to NOLA Ready,