An epic Mardi Gras celebration requires at least three key elements: an elaborate parade, the best local entertainment, and ...

Fat Tuesday, which is Mardi Gras Day, marks the last day of Carnival Season, and this day falls on March 4 this year. This means that the weekend when the major New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will ...

The 2025 New Orleans Carnival season ... million between the city and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office to beef up law enforcement staffing during Mardi Gras. If approved, the agreement ...

Parades in New Orleans, and all across South Louisiana, celebrating Mardi Gras first started on Twelfth Night, which was on Jan. 6. However, the biggest parades this Mardi Gras season will be ...

By Shannon Sims As the host city for Super Bowl LIX, New Orleans expects ... for the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras. New or expanded security efforts are planned, including aerial surveillance and ...

New Orleans' Mardi Gras festival has been in full swing since Jan. 6 with revelers whooping it up ahead of the Lenten season, which is just weeks away. The Louisiana city's final celebration takes ...

The city began financially supporting float parades like Rex to inspire more tourism and bring more people to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, Nivale said, but there's still the question of the people ...

Mardi Gras' origins can be traced back to France and Italy, but today, New Orleans is the largest and most famous place for the event. While New Orleans has made a name for itself in terms of ...