UOAPs can also ride a Mardi Gras Parade float for free for one day during the event. Let the good floats roll. It’s time for the 2025 Universal Mardi Gras parade! The parade is performed nightly at ...

A cruelty-free way of making foie gras has been devised by scientists. Made from the liver of a duck or goose, the buttery, fatty dish is considered a delicacy, and is prized in many parts of the ...

Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Joseph's Night is a cultural and spiritual celebration observed in New Orleans, primarily by the Mardi Gras Indians, on the evening of March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph.

The annual Lamar County Human Resources Council’s fundraiser, Mardi Gras event was held at Love Civic Center, with approximately 300 community members present for a night of good food, drinks, and ...

The Krewe of Argus, originally scheduled to roll in Jefferson Parish on Mardi Gras Day, will roll Sunday at 10 a.m. Then the annual St. Patrick Parade of Jefferson will follow. The Krewe of Argus ...

said he had no idea an alligator was spending Thursday night in his motel. "We just went in to clean the room and, when my nephew looked under the bed, Wally was there," Gary told the Free Press.

Tom Robbins Related: Mardi Gras Trivia 45. "Mardi on." 46. "If there was no New Orleans, America would just be a bunch of free people dying of boredom." — Judy Deck 47. "You gotta fight for your ...