New Orleans has about 26,000 hotel rooms downtown, and occupancy averaged about 86% between Feb. 28 and Mardi Gras, the ...

Mardi Gras 2025 may not have been the biggest on record, but it was the biggest post-pandemic Carnival, with hotel occupancy ...

Over the past three years, a collection of organizations has stepped up efforts to improve the sustainability of Mardi Gras and cut down on the more than 2 million tons of waste generated during the ...

Indians—or Black Maskers, as many practitioners now prefer to be called—resilience isn’t just woven into the culture ...

Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite threats of severe weather. The culmination of a weekslong ...

The first glimpse of a more modern Mardi Gras in New Orleans was in 1857 when the Mistick Krewe of Comus began the first official night parade. It, like other krewes to follow, held tableaux balls ...

Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans took ...

during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped when onlookers noticed that the stone pedestal, which had once held a bronze statue dedicated to ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Findlay Market brought a taste of New Orleans to Cincinnati on Sunday with its first-ever Mardi Gras tasting event. Customers indulged in samples from dozens of businesses ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

Mardi Gras Has Gone to the Dogs: 11 a.m. Tuesday ... The Saints is a seven-piece band with an authentic New Orleans’ feel. It plays funk, R&B, soul, rock, original tunes and covers. There are four ...