For much of the world, Mardi Gras and Carnival season bring to ... Across central and south Louisiana, groups of men dress in fringed costumes, funny hats and mesh masks, then take off on ...

And for locals like Foley, an artist who specializes in creating elaborate clown costumes, curating Mardi Gras outfits is an art. "I don't know many other places in the world that have their own ...

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early ... whose spectacular beaded and bejeweled costumes are topped with feathered ...