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

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

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

New Orleans — As the sun rose over New Orleans on Tuesday, a crowd gathered in the historic Treme neighborhood, their faces ...

The city’s two biggest parades are set to go on with earlier start times, shorter routes, and no marching bands, New Orleans ...

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

The Rex Organization, one of the oldest and most prominent Mardi Gras krewes in New Orleans, was founded in 1872. Mardi Gras is one of the holidays that marks the beginning of the Easter season.

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 ...

Like New Orleans, the small village of Schaijk in the Netherlands is also celebrating Carnaval on Tuesday — and making an ...

In layman's terms, Easter can never occur before March 22 or later than April 25. Krewe Mosaïque Mardi Gras parade marches through the French Quarter in New Orleans, Saturday, Jan. 25 ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the sun rose over New Orleans ... a period of fasting in Christian tradition in preparation for Easter Sunday. As a result, this year's Mardi Gras Day falls unusually ...