The Louisiana State Museum has opened an exhibition at the Presbytère, honoring the contributions of women who helped shape Mardi Gras into the cultural experience it is now, featuring costumes ...

The showcase features costumes, rare artifacts, photographs and personal items highlighting the influence of women in Carnival culture. Among the women honored is Aminthe Laudumiey Nungesser, a ...

Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is a festival of indulgence before Lent, when many Christians begin abstaining from certain pleasures.

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Mardi Gras Day: Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather.

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 celebrate Mardi… ...

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 celebrates Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concernsJasmine Batiste, 28, a member of the Wild Magnolia tribe, shows off a handmade Black masking Indian costume ...

New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concernsJasmine Batiste, 28, a member of the Wild Magnolia tribe, shows off a handmade Black masking Indian costume ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...