There’s much more to the annual tradition of Mardi Gras than partying. Check out our sampling of Mardi Gras history, trivia, ...

People gather for the start of the Society of Saint Anne’s parade on Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in New Orleans.

Carnival season that began less than a week after the tragic New Year’s Eve attack on Bourbon Street and included a ...

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the sun rose over New Orleans on Tuesday, a crowd gathered in the historic Treme neighborhood, their ...

Krewe of Zulu parades through New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day Watch live as the Krewe of Zulu parades through downtown New ...

Started as a marching club in 1909, the group of Black men called itself Zulu and selected an African theme for costumes a ...

The love life of South Africa's Zulu king has the country agog - and has scandalised his socially conservative subjects as he messes with tradition by seeking a divorce. Polygamy is part of Zulu ...

Cohoon, File) FILE – Zulu King Andrew “Pete” Sanchez ... (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) FILE – Beads are flying during a Mardi Gras parade in Metarie ...

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and ...