Valentine's Day might be top of mind for most people, but Mardi Gras is coming up, too. Here's what you need to know about ...

A 1954 photo by Leland Heppner captures Alton's Knights of Columbus Mardi Gras celebration, marking the start of Lent.

Merchants’ Parade - Kick off your Mardi Gras weekend with the dazzling 2025 Merchants’ Parade happening on Friday, February ...

Volunteers with the Mobile chapter of the AARP are highlighting local African-American history. Each week in February they’ll ...

All month long, we can celebrate Black History Month by making and eating flavorful soul food recipes. Then, it's time to ...

Today, more than 70 krewes operate in New Orleans, with elite balls, parades and supper dances for Carnival and Mardi Gras, according to History. Krewe of Rex, founded in 1872, is among the ...

It's the apotheosis of Carnival, marking the end of the "week of seven fat days" before Lent, the liturgical period of ...

If you find the baby in your slice of king cake, congratulations! You get to be "king" or "queen" for the day. But you also ...

Let the good times roll! Universal Orlando is celebrating its 30th Mardi Gras from Feb. 1 to March 30. See details on annual ...

That event “has grown and changed over the last 85 years into a family oriented, volunteer run, annual tradition to generations, which gave back hundreds of thousands of dollars to the ...

a company with a history of working on major events. “We have also been contracted by the State of Louisiana to help them protect Bourbon Street and Mardi Gras using the same products that we ...