(Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) Group costume contestants dance in the annual Bourbon Street Awards during Mardi Gras in New Orleans ... but Merman said the party couldn't go on ...

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...

Anne. This 50-year-old marching club turns the Fauboug Marigny and Bywater areas into a massive outdoor costume party every Mardi Gras. Read more from the scene today A group of Anne Kirkpatrick ...

Members of the LOUD Neighbors Brass Band were silhouetted as they played in front of one of the dozens of Mardi Gras images that ... and a face-painter, and a costume parade.

As it turns out, no. While revelers can easily gobble one up during the span of a single Mardi Gras party, making one takes a lot longer. “The dough has to be made the day before so it can rise ...

part of a group crawfish boil costume. “Everyone is with you, sharing what they have.” “I’ve never missed a Mardi Gras and I never will,” she added. “Parades are rolling? I’ve got to ...

The colorfully-dressed revelers, known as krewes, celebrate Mardi Gras, the final day of Carnival, before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Roger MacBride has been a part of the local Mardi Gras ...