Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and across the Gulf Coast, with big parades rolling down the main routes as

Findlay Market brought a taste of New Orleans to Cincinnati on Sunday with its first-ever Mardi Gras tasting event.

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and seafood boils — Louisiana's 2025 Carnival Season is approaching its grand conclusion.

For the sixth consecutive year, Aberdeen will save people from having to travel to New Orleans, Mobile or the Mississippi coast to experience Mardi Gras.

This place, right outside of Atlanta, gives you a little taste of Mardi Gras and New Orleans. Here's where one traveler says to visit this week.

Fat Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent, is celebrated as Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Brazil, but you don’t need to travel to get a taste of the fun.

The terror attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day fueled a request from Biloxi Police Department during the city council meeting Tuesday. Chief John Miller asked the council to approve $7,400 to rent ten buses from the city’s school district.

For months, Scrim ran wild around the city, eluding capture and developing a giant fan base. His saga has inspired tattoos, murals and Mardi Gras floats.

Ollie Clark, adorned in colorful face paint, stands for a portrait during the Krewe de Prank parade on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Kansas City. Emily Curiel [email protected] Mardi Gras parades are not exclusive to New Orleans,

Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

The threat of severe weather has left New Orleans Mardi Gras traditions at risk, with parades being shortened or canceled, warnings issued over flying debris and officials urging extreme caution