Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make their own flower costumes every year. Photo: ...

Karen Thibodeaux, the owner of Vacajun is known for making costumes for the Mardi Gras season. It was orginally just a sewing business at her home, but it progressed to Mardi Gras ball gowns and ...

It’s difficult to predict exactly where the wandering Mardi Gras Indians, also called Black Masking Indians, will appear, though North Claiborne Avenue near St. Bernard Avenue is a good bet. The ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite anticipated severe storms. The city ...

I will be signing copies of the 2020 MGG on Friday, January 24 from 12-2 PM at Melba’s on 1525 Elysian Fields Avenue and on Saturday, January 25 from 11AM-1PM at Winn Dixie at 5400 Tchoupitoulas and ...

EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left. Susana Ortego ...

IN LAFAYETTE — This Mardi Gras event pays respect to both African-American and Native-American influences. The annual costume contest takes place at Miami Moon, where we meet Natalie Lindon- Williams, ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered in New Orleans‘ historic Treme neighborhood as the sun rose Tuesday, determined to beat an expected storm and ...