Anthony Anderson sets up his camper in a parking lot off Dauphin Street on Thursday, staking his claim in a changed Mardi ...

Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant ...

Carnival season means Fat Tuesday is coming soon. Here's when it is, what it means and when Ash Wednesday brings the start of ...

Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks-long celebration, one that gives millions the chance to let loose before Lent.

People often ask me why I love Mardi Gras so much. They want to know why my husband and I spend hundreds of dollars on trinkets and plastic beads to throw off a float into the hands of people we don’t ...

Louisiana native Alison Adams is sharing her Cajun culture and traditions of Mardi Gras with an installation at the Beet ...

When the Mardi Gras season is in full swing, about 60 women in corsets will strut through the streets, glimmering with beaded images of Purple Drank ... the art of the beads.

The store offers an extensive Mardi Gras inventory including "all types of beads, trinkets, T-shirts and other items" for decoration and parade floats.

The store offers an extensive inventory beyond traditional Mardi Gras decorations, including "all types of beads, trinkets ... "All the purple, green and gold is a must," Childress noted ...

Food historian Liz Williams told the Associated Press last year that the roots of king cake culture date to Saturnalia ...

The festivities include parades throughout the historic French Quarter, as revelers eat king cakes and toss green, purple, and gold beads into the crowd. Mardi Gras, which began as a religious ...