Food historian Liz Williams told the Associated Press last year that the roots of king cake culture date to Saturnalia celebrations of ancient Rome. Back then, a cake was baked with a bean inside, and ...
The store offers an extensive Mardi Gras inventory including "all types of beads, trinkets, T-shirts and other items" for decoration and parade floats.
For more than 15 years, Colleen Phillips and her mother Valerie Smith with D-Val Designs have provided Mardi Gras royalty with extravagant costumes. The process begins with a conversation with each ...
King Alvendia and Queen Kendall Williams preside over presentations of the royal court and a showcase of Louisiana’s festival queens on the final night of 2025 WMG.