Betcha’ I’ll see more parades than you this Mardi Gras,” I said, or something to that effect. There was no prize to the ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes will fill the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite anticipated severe storms.

Update 12:30 p.m. Mardi Gras parades Zulu and Rex finish their roll on Fat ... with their necks hunched from a hefty haul of shimmery beads, were renowned Black masking Indians, whose spectacular ...

People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne’s parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Bourbon Street is seen ...

FILE – Revelers throw beads from the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel onto crowds on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras ...

The first recorded Mardi Gras ... glass beads, made during World War II, and the early 20th century marked the arrival of painted walnuts and, later, painted coconuts from the Zulu Social Aid ...

In the French Quarter, known for its, um, “adult” take on Mardi Gras, women are known to flash their breasts to score their beads. Zulu coconuts are a souvenir like no other. The round ...

Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute beads featuring ... A member of the Zulu parade holds a pair of coconuts on Mardi Gras day, February 5, 2008 in New Orleans ...

Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes ... Avenue at the start of the Krewe of Zulu parade, family and friends gathered wearing Mardi Gras purple, gold and green.