The Krewe of Oshun stages the first float parade in New Orleans’ official Mardi Gras season. This year, the krewe found ...

IN NEW Orleans, they call Carnival “the greatest free show on earth”—a three-week season of parades full of satirical floats, high-school marching bands, dance troupes and walking clubs. It ...

As New Orleans begins preparing for next year’s Mardi Gras season, city leaders are reflecting on what worked in 2025, and ...

New Orleans celebrations still scheduled after deadly truck attack. ... AI-assisted summary. The Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, begins on January 6th and ends on March 4th, 2025.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ Carnival season is nearing its “Fat Tuesday” climax, with the last lavish Mardi Gras parades set to roll through historic neighborhoods while narrow streets of the old ...

Women dressed as angels, hands clasped in prayer, passed through New Orleans Monday evening to celebrate the first parade of Carnival season, just blocks from where 14 people were killed five days ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ Carnival season is nearing its “Fat Tuesday” climax, with the last lavish Mardi Gras parades set to roll through historic neighborhoods while narrow streets ...

New Orleans’ Carnival season is nearing its “Fat Tuesday” climax, with the last lavish Mardi Gras parades set to roll through historic neighborhoods while narrow streets of the old French ...

New Orleans' Mardi Gras and Brazil's Carnival are elaborate celebrations days before Lent starts. Mardi Gras' famous parades have eccentric costumes, floats, and traditions.

As Carnival season gears up, New Orleans will reinstate its indoor mask mandate starting Wednesday morning to address rising Covid-19 infections. CNN values your feedback 1.