Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, brings an end to Carnival. But the season goes out with a big bang.

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is on Tuesday, Feb. 17, this year. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. Like Ash ...

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...

Galveston’s annual Mardi Gras celebration features several parades. Galveston has the nation's second-largest Mardi Gras celebrations, with an ongoing series of parades and events through “Fat Tuesday ...

Editor’s note: This editorial, slightly modified, has appeared during previous Carnival seasons in this newspaper. If Mardi Gras is so great, one might ask as another Fat Tuesday arrives today, then ...

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Laissez les bons temps rouler," or "Let the good times roll." Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is almost here, so prepare to revel in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. METAIRIE, La. (WGNO) — As carnival season ...