Masking was a competitive business in the 1920 and '30s, when Carnival contests gave winners cash, merchandise, and even gold bullion as prizes.

Did you know that Mardi Gras is celebrated in over 50 countries around the world While the festival is often synonymous with New Orleans, its origins stretc

After a brief post- Super Bowl breather, an intense security presence will return to the streets and skies of New Orleans, as helicopters, drones, bomb-sniffing dogs, SWAT

Parades in New Orleans, and all across South Louisiana, celebrating Mardi Gras first started on Twelfth Night, which was on Jan. 6. However, the biggest parades this Mardi Gras season will be during the last weekend of February, from Feb. 28 to March 2.

Fat Tuesday, which is Mardi Gras Day, marks the last day of Carnival Season, and this day falls on March 4 this year. This means that the weekend when the major New Orleans Mardi Gras parades will be taking place is on the last weekend of February ...