The colorful celebration, also known as Fat Tuesday, is held annually on the day before the fasting season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. The celebrations are most festive in New Orleans’ ...

Carnival costumes can be complicated. Between masks, balls and throws, it can be difficult to plan your look. To help you out, we've compiled some resources to help you look your best this Mardi Gras ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Stepping into Royal Mask, one of the oldest Mardi Gras mask shops in the French Quarter, visitors are greeted by walls adorned with vibrant, handmade creations. Inside the shop, ...

The Mardi Gras Mask-a-Thon costume contest was introduced on Fat Tuesday in 1985. It was a project of the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Coordinating Committee, the Rex Organization and WDSU-TV. McDonald’s was an ...

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In the words of Irish wit Oscar Wilde, an expert surveyor of human nature, “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” For the Bryan Museum ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — While Mardi Gras organizations parade through the streets of downtown Mobile, there is one couple who attends every one of them: the ‘Mobile Mask.’ Ever since he was an assistant ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - This year’s carnival season is long and eagerly awaited after COVID-19 imposed disruptions on Mardi Gras celebrations in 2021. The Louisiana Department of Health said they’ve ...

Barry Ancelet’s experience with south Louisiana Mardi Gras runs began in the saddle of a borrowed horse in Mamou in 1977. It hasn’t ended yet. The professor emeritus from the University of Louisiana ...

NEW ORLEANS — Folks hoping for an end to New Orleans' mask mandate are going to have to wait until after Mardi Gras, according to Dr. Jennifer Avegno, the director of the city's Health Department. A ...