Every year, cities across the United States pause in March to celebrate an annual festival known as Mardi Gras. The celebrations are most concentrated in areas such as New Orleans, Mobile, and other ...

Throwing and catching gold, green, and purple beads is a cherished Mardi Gras tradition, but as it turns out, these petroleum ...

NEW ORLEANS – Mardi Gras has officially made its return to New Orleans this week with celebrations that leave behind tons of waste every year. While the city's sanitation department will be focusing ...

Laissez les bon temps rouler! When you hear the French saying, which translates to 'Let the good times roll' in English, and start seeing King cakes, jester masks, colorful beads, and Cajun-inspired ...

Snowmass Village’s 41st annual Mardi Gras celebration started out slow, but later drew crowds down from the slopes and into the Base Village for a classic Fat Tuesday party. The event featured a DJ, ...

Mardi Gras might look a bit different in 2021. Due to it being a religious holiday, the city cannot cancel Mardi Gras, but celebrating it safely amid the coronavirus pandemic is a different matter.

This is an excerpt from the book “Mardi Gras Beads,” by Doug MacCash, part of LSU Press’ series “Louisiana True." By the late 1800s, the tossing of trinkets was already an established part of Mardi ...