Meet Wes Samms, the master of ceremonies behind the City of Trees Parade—one of Sacramento’s biggest, loudest and most joyful ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like ...

Here's a list of seven bakeries where you can order King Cakes, which are traditionally eaten between the Christian feast of Epiphany and Fat Tuesday.

Aside from parties and politicking, each year's Washington Mardi Gras has a mission. Here's what this year's event is trying ...

It was an especially cold morning for those pesky pirates invading Tampa again. For more than 100 years, city leaders have ...

Ready to celebrate Mardi Gras like a king? If you're planning on baking a traditional king cake, there are some expert tips ...

New Orleans got creative and repurposed a flusher truck as a snow plow to clear the streets. It usually cleans after Mardi ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were ...

The Morgan City native said he's gone to Mardi Gras all his life and wants to make sure the spirit of the festivities remains ...

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Shamsud-Din Jabbaar came to New Orleans on November 10 by train to look at an apartment for rent on Orleans street in the French Quarter but told the landlord that he changed his mind after ...

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