Watch live as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously ... Ash Wednesday is on March 5, the day marking the start of the 40-day Lenten season that culminates with Easter. Although it is a Christian holiday now, Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates back thousands of years ...

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

Officials in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, are canceling Mardi Gras parades this week due to weather concerns, particularly strong winds that have the potential to fling potentially harmful objects into people.

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

the Christian season of preparation for Easter. Carnival celebrations have become thoroughly secularized in New Orleans, where the largest and best-known celebrations in the U.S. include street ...

The Alumnae Association of St. Mary’s Dominican High School, 7701 Walmsley Ave. in New Orleans, will host the annual Easter Egg Roll on the school lawn March 29, 10 a.m.-noon, with the hunt beginning at 11 a.

As millions celebrate Mardi Gras around the world, Dauphines, a New Orleans-inspired restaurant in downtown D.C., is ready to "let the good times roll." Mardi Gras is French for 'Fat Tuesday' and signals the beginning of Lent,

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day Lenten season that culminates with Easter. While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New Orleans, the holiday is celebrated across the ...