Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat ...

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New Orleans combined Mardi Gras festivities with its 11th Super Bowl hosting, showing resilience after a recent attack. The city, vibrant despite stringent security, highlighted its unique culture ...

Vice takes viewers into the heart of Cajun Country with its upcoming documentary "Vice’s Guide to Mardi Gras." Here is what ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant ...

The first Mardi Gras celebration in America was celebrated in 1703 in the settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile. Mardi Gras was celebrated soon after the city of New Orleans was founded in ...

Many first knew him as "the cake man," a joyful presence who went door to door selling slices of delicious cakes. After he ...

Crescent City resident Leslie Pariseau finds a complex but resilient community where no idea is too far-fetched.

Food historian Liz Williams told the Associated Press last year that the roots of king cake culture date to Saturnalia ...

If you’ve ever been to New Orleans or a Mardi Gras celebration, chances are you've seen (or tasted) a king cake—that colorful, sugary pastry that’s as festive as the holiday itself.