Mardi Gras is bursting with vibrant traditions, and few are as iconic as attending parades, indulging in delicious and ...

Between masks, balls and throws ... Dust off the glue gun and bust out the sequins. Mardi Gras has returned to New Orleans this year. And that means the city’s costumers can finally emerge ...

A lithe woman in crocodile mask and a wagging scaly tail dangling ... and waved her still-greasy hands. Swathed in the New ...

(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) In New Orleans, some African Americans mask in elaborate beaded and feathered Mardi Gras Indian suits, roving the city to sing, dance, drum and perform. The ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads ... determined to beat an expected storm and celebrate Mardi Gras Day as they always have. Members of the Northside ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Stepping into Royal Mask, one of the oldest Mardi Gras mask shops in the French Quarter, visitors are greeted by walls adorned with vibrant, handmade creations. Inside the ...

The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily banned when Spain took control of New Orleans. Mardi Gras is celebrated annually, with the ...

The annual carnival comes in the wake of the New Year's Day terror attack. More cops than confetti are expected to be prevalent on parade routes when Mardi Gras goes ...

Despite what you might have heard, Mardi Gras didn't get its start in New Orleans. Mardi Gras actually began in Mobile, Alabama – a port city with close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico ...

People donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered in New Orleans' historic Treme neighborhood ... an expected storm and celebrate Mardi Gras Day as they always have.