Mardi Gras is over in New Orleans and we'll have to wait until February 2026 for another chance to celebrate. Astronomy and religion determine when Fat Tuesday will take place every year.

Mardi Gras is both a day and a season. The season, called Carnival, always begins on Twelfth Night, for the 12th day after Christmas. The date is Jan. 6. +11.

Mardi Gras is the last and "biggest day of celebration," according to Mardi Gras New Orleans. Carnival celebrations begin on "Twelfth Night," also known as the Epiphany, which falls on Monday ...

According to police, NOPD arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting that happened March 4 in the 2800 block of Monticello Street.

Fat Tuesday is the final day of Carnival season, taking place the day before the start of Lent. The name comes from the literal English translation of the French phrase "Mardi Gras".

In California, Nevada City and Yountville in the Napa Valley host Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday, March 1. San Diego takes the King Cake with its five-day bash from Friday, Feb. 28 to Tuesday ...

After weather forced the cancellation of its Mardi Gras parade, the Krewe of Argus will now roll on March 16 alongside Metairie's St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Skip Navigation.

NEW ORLEANS — Several changes have been made to New Orleans parades set to roll on Mardi Gras Day.According to the New Orleans Police Department, the Krewe of Zulu will roll at 6:30 a.m. instead ...

NOPD investigating fatal shooting on Mardi Gras Day. Police said the shooting happened in the 2800 block of Monticello Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Credit: WWLTV.

At midnight on Mardi Gras Day, February 25, Mayor LaToya Cantrell and NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson led a wave of police on foot and horseback down Bourbon Street to announce the official end ...

Mardi Gras is the last and "biggest day of celebration," according to Mardi Gras New Orleans. Carnival celebrations begin on "Twelfth Night," also known as the Epiphany, which falls on Monday ...

In California, Nevada City and Yountville in the Napa Valley host Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday, March 1. San Diego takes the King Cake with its five-day bash from Friday, Feb. 28 to Tuesday ...