New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns
Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day.
Triple-threat storm bears down on central and southern US, disrupting Mardi Gras celebrations
More than 55 million people across the central and southern US are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday as a violent storm ...
New Orleans rushes to rework Mardi Gras celebrations in the face of storm and twister warnings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against brining umbrellas and ...
Mardi Gras 2025: Parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration
Mardi Gras is almost over. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has ...
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Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday ...
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Proteus parade culminates with glittering Mardi Gras ball on 'Tableaux Roulants'
Carnival's oldest nighttime parading organization rolls to a Lundi Gras gala with a ballroom of sea-faring sights ...
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Zulu, Rex parades to roll early on Mardi Gras Day despite wind worries, officials say
Zulu and Rex parades, the climax of New Orleans' carnival season, will roll early on Fat Tuesday with pared-down ensembles ...
What Californians should know about Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday celebration in New Orleans
Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where many give up habits for 40 days. Here's ...
Community Cookbook: Mardi Gras’ Christianity and Voodoo a peculiar (but delicious) symbiosis
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by ...
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Storms, possible twisters threaten South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras
Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday ...
Mardi Gras parades canceled due to extreme winds: Mother Nature 'decided not to work with us'
Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the New Orleans area on Fat Tuesday.