One of America's biggest cultural celebrations, Mardi Gras, will take place soon, just before the start of the Easter season.

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

Three parades will roll Thursday night in New Orleans with scores of masked riders on colorful floats. More processions will ...

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what ...

Officials in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, are canceling Mardi Gras parades this week due to weather concerns, particularly ...

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

The outfits (like a krewe of Anne Kirkpatricks) were wacky, wonderful and weird, as thousands took over the streets in the ...

Today’s Friday on Faith comes to you from The Fairchild House in New Orleans, one of the city’s oldest Bed and Breakfasts ...

As millions celebrate Mardi Gras around the world, Dauphines, a New Orleans-inspired restaurant in downtown D.C., is ready to ...

Mardi Gras, regarded as the last celebration before the start of Lent leading up to Easter, will take place on March 4 this year, according to the Mardi Gras New Orleans website. It always falls ...