While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New Orleans, the holiday is celebrated across the globe, from North America, to South America, Europe and Asia. USA TODAY is providing ...

Webber, a New Orleans native, said Mardi Gras isn’t just a party but a cultural celebration in Louisiana. Mardi Gras allows people to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more ...

While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations is in New Orleans, the holiday is celebrated across the globe, from North America, to South America, Europe and Asia. Footage from the USA ...

on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert ... “It’s all about family. It’s like a six-mile-long block party and nothing could be more fun. It’s for everyone,” said ...

Permeating everything from its wrought-iron architecture to its timeless traditions and parades, it’s no wonder New Orleans ...

Panelists and speakers for the first full day of the event included immunologist Anthony Fauci, journalist Connie Chung, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste. At dawn Wednesday ...

New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day parades and cut down their routes to try to avoid the potentially destructive weather. Police were also expected to keep the hundreds of ...

New Orleans moved up its two biggest Mardi Gras Day parades and cut down their routes to try to avoid the potentially destructive weather. Police were also expected to keep the hundreds of ...

It may not have the French architectural charm of Nola, but Lake Charles’s vibrant celebrations have a certain je ne sais quoi, finds Rashmi Narayan ...