Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a deeply interesting celebration ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. How Mardi Gras is celebrated depends on where you live.

New Orleans, home to Mardi Gras and Bourbon Street, is well accustomed to hosting large crowds. But with Carnival season set ... Mardi Gras planners and residents were on edge this week.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell is seeking federal assistance to review the city’s plans, identify potential vulnerabilities and provide additional personnel and resources for the upcoming Carnival season ...

The first parade of the Carnival ... to Mardi Gras was scheduled to take place Monday. New Orleans will also host the Super Bowl on Feb. 9. “This enhanced safety effort will continue daily ...

Carnival Season officially got underway on Monday, January 6, with the raising of Mardi Gras flags across Acadiana. One of ...

The parade captain for Neptune said a major change should help Biloxi parades run more smoothly, including the Gulf Coast Carnival Association parade on Fat Tuesday.

The Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC) announces its annual carnival season kickoff party taking place on Jan. 10 in ...

ASHEVILLE - Asheville Mardi Gras revelers are revving up for a wild ride through the streets of downtown as the 2025 carnival ...

Jesters and other characters dressed in the familiar purple, green and yellow tones of Mardi Gras and a float reminiscent of those at New Orleans Carnival parades can be seen passing by in the ...

I predict this will be the safest one ever,” Mardi Gras Guide founder Arthur Hardy told WWL’s Tommy Tucker. “There will be so ...