New Orleans residents and visitors will be able to don purple, green and gold for a little longer during the 2025 Mardi Gras season, which will last over twice as long as last year's celebrations.

Mardi Gras was declared a legal state holiday within Louisiana in 1875. The official start of Carnival Season is marked by Twelfth Night, which is Jan. 6 this year. This year, Mardi Gras Day falls ...

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 ...

Major changes could be in store for Mardi Gras and Carnival season this year.The city's security rating was raised for this event following the terror attack last ...

Related: These New Orleans Bakeries Are Changing The King Cake Game This year, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Also called Carnival, Mardi Gras is celebrated on Fat Tuesday each year ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a deeply interesting celebration that contrasts excessive eating and drinking starting in January with 40 days of fasting and penance starting on Ash ...

The attack that killed at least 15 people and injured 30 more came about a month before the Super Bowl and days before the beginning of Carnival season, which ends with Mardi Gras on March 4.

They decided to bring a new approach to Mardi Gras merriment in Acadiana, inspired by the spirit of the world-famous Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. Krewe of Carnivale en Rio President Brenda Franz ...

Rio’s highly anticipated ball is always the first of Lafayette's Carnival season. It usually sets the stage for the revelry that is to come during Mardi Gras. We say, let the party begin!