What is Mardi Gras season ... throughout Mardi Gras season. Elaborate floats are done by organized groups called Krewes. Some of these Krewes spend up to $200,000 on their floats and everyone on the ...

Spring Hill Elementary speech students got a festive lesson when they crafted their own Mardi Gras masks. Jill Shedd is one of two speech language pathologists who teaches upper grade level ...

You can count on Long Islanders to pay attention to Louisiana cooking at least once a year: On Mardi Gras — this year, March 4 — everyone seems to want to let the good times roll. French for ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Following the Jan. 1 truck attack that killed 14 people in the heart of New Orleans, extra barricades have ...

Severe thunderstorms and strong winds have altered some Mardi Gras plans in New Orleans on Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service in New Orleans, there is an enhanced risk of severe ...

Way before COVID and its related mask requirements, New Orleans was all about masks for Mardi Gras. Anyone riding a float is required — by law — to wear a mask, which has yielded decorative ...

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day. The city’s iconic Fat Tuesday parades are adapting to the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Parades are rolling this Fat Tuesday. Many parades are on a modified parade route to avoid anticipated severe weather. Stay here for all the live updates from ...

Here are the changes to Mardi Gras schedule in Lafourche on Tuesday, March 4. Krewes of Shaka and Ghana - 8 a.m., Thibodaux. Krewe of Gheens - 10:30 a.m., Gheens. Krewe of Neptune - 11 a.m ...

Mardi Gras is a celebratory day marking the close of the pre-Lenten season. It's celebrated in France on Shrove Tuesday − which is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday − according to brittanica.com.

Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against bringing umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes were expected to strike Louisiana and ...