Visitors to the Nevins Library last week learned about Mardi Gras through the “Create, Explore & More!” program.

It was all smiles during Monday’s meeting of the Vicksburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen, where Downtown Main Street Executive ...

Westbury Arts was the place to be as they celebrated Mardi Gras in true artistic style with a Paint & Sip night.

Fat Tuesday revelers donned their purple, green and gold to celebrate the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent ...

The annual Mardi Gras parade was held Friday morning at Escambia Westgate School — a very special parade for the school’s ...

FILE - In this March 2, 2014 file photo, parade-goers cheer for beads and trinkets from float riders as a Mardi Gras parade rolls down Napoleon Ave. in New Orleans. Lent has begun. King cake ...

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...

Mardi Gras falls on March 4, 2025, before Ash Wednesday. Though various parades and other festivities were scheduled throughout New Orleans on March 4, harsh weather has threatened those.

In neighboring Jefferson Parish, officials canceled parades. Video above: The Krewe of Bacchus made beautiful floats for 1980 Mardi Gras The city’s two biggest parades — hosted by the social ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...