The couple, who are avid Mardi Gras participants, have been entering their names for the chance to be selected each year, and this time, luck was on their side.

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Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras mark the day before the start of the Lenten season. Lent, the start of which is celebrated on Ash ...

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The Krewe of Centaur Grand Bal XXXIV: The Gala is taking over the Shreveport Convention Center on Saturday, January 24th, ...

Revelers, mount up. It’s almost reveling season. Of course, we’re talking about Fayetteville Mardi Gras, coming up Feb. 14-17 ...

January in New Orleans is a curious time. The Christmas decorations are barely packed away, the last of the pecan pralines ...

Krewe of Shenandoah Ball Oak Lodge at 2834 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. in EBR 7 p.m. Krewe of Chemin Neuf Parade Starts on New Roads St. in New Roads 6 p.m. Mardi Gras in the County Parade 12305 St.

Louisiana is preparing for its biggest celebration, Carnival season. The pre-Lenten period of festivities, which will last 43 days this year and concludes with Mardi Gras, is complete with ...

As a New Orleans local, I’m familiar with (and occasionally guilty of ignoring) the number one rule of Mardi Gras: It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Carnival season in 2026 begins on 6 January and runs ...

Pensacola Mardi Gras will be hosting second line events throughout Mardi Gras season to support downtown Pensacola businesses. The weekly parades will run from Jan. 6 through Feb. 10, led by the New ...

From extravagant floats to collectable throws, Mardi Gras is a big deal in Southern Mississippi — and it’s just around the corner. This year’s Carnival season is 15 days shorter than last year’s, ...