Let Them Eat Cake (There’s a Prize Inside)
A New Orleans-style Mardi Gras celebration requires a king cake, which has a lucky charm baked inside.
Mardi Gras | KTLA
Gayle Anderson was live in Marina del Rey because today is MARDI GRAS, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday, the final day of feasting and fun before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a Christian observance��.
MARDI GRAS Pancakes - Neatorama
Tomorrow is Mardi Gras, or Pancake Day as its known in many parts. Its the final day before Lent, when all the rich foods and sweets need to be cleared out so they wont tempt you during the fast. Still, many folks who dont��.
Second Victim of Shooting at New Orleans MARDI GRAS.
Two men were killed when shots rang out along a Mardi Gras parade route Thursday night, according to police in New Orleans.Multiple shots were heard about 10.
Zulu Krewe at 100: Still Marching to Its Own Beat
On Feb. 24, the raucous Zulu parade will roll down the streets of New Orleans, celebrating years of Mardi Gras tradition.
Voices: Mardi Gras a bash forever in my blood
Happy Mardi Gras Day! Laissez les bon temps rouler! Thats French for, Why am I here working when I could be drinking all day in an outrageous costume? Because someone needs to stay sober long enough to explain the wonder of Mardi Gras to you.
Residents: Police Shortage Is a Security Risk for Mardi Gras
Throughout the quieter parts of the French Quarter, residents and businesses have posted signs that read Caution: Walk in Large Groups. We (heart) N.O.P.D. We Just Need More.
In New Orleans, Getting Serious Over Suits
Many Mardi Gras Indians have become fed up with seeing their elaborate costumes on calendars and expensive prints without getting anything in return.
Residents: Police Shortage Is a Security Risk for MARDI GRAS
Throughout the quieter parts of the French Quarter, residents and businesses have posted signs that read Caution: Walk in Large Groups. We (heart) N.O.P.D. We Just Need More.
Traffic for Dunedin Mardi Gras Parade
Mardi Gras family-friendly events kick off at 4 p.m. in the Pioneer Park Pavilion with music beginning at 5:30 p.m. The festivities last until 11 p.m. and then spill over into local pubs and restaurants until closing time. The official after party will.
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Swiss Village + West Virginia + MARDI GRAS Feast = Fasnacht
On Saturday evening, I found myself in a white-out blizzard, driving up steep and curvy West Virginia back roads. Normally, I would have admitted defeat and turned back. But I kept going, propelled up the mountain by thoughts of the unique Mardi Gras.
So youve got #mardigrasproblems, eh? Share your Mardi.
Mardi Gras problems. Theyre all over the map -- and the season, as revelers during the Carnival season learn as celebrations turn into sometimes crazy challenges and adversity. When it comes to social media, the hash tag��.
Outside big cities, Cajun MARDI GRAS preserves heritage -- and the party.
Pouring rain had driven both me and a friend into the Walmart on West Pinhook in Lafayette, in search for pairs of rubber boots and anticipating who-knows-what. Weeks ago, Id called Wilson Savoy for some of the details on what to expect on Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras 2016 and beyond: Start planning for future Carnival celebrations in.
For more years, check out the New Orleans Public Library, which maintains a list of Mardi Gras celebrations from 1947 through 2050. If youre even more of a long-range planner, Time and Date.com tracks the date of Mardi Gras, also called Shrove Tuesday .
Chelsea Handler tweets topless MARDI GRAS photo
The comedian tweeted a risqu�� photo from her Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans on Monday night, which showed her wearing a mask and beads while showing off her bare chest. BY Kirthana Ramisetti .
Mardi Gras: Where celebrities become kings (or gods) for a day
Hes Bacchus, to be exact, and his reign started atop a Mardi Gras float on Sunday (two days before Fat Tuesday). Since Danny Kaye in 1969, the Krewe of Bacchus has been led by a celebrity king ��� err ��� god. And aside from Louis Armstrong reigning as .
14 Recipes to Gorge On This Mardi Gras - Food52
Holidays based around eating are ones we would never dream of skipping. Number one on our list this month is Mardi Gras. Here is an updated version of last years celebratory round-up, with a few tantalizing additions that��.
Rethinking Muffaletta as a Thin-Crust Pizza for MARDI GRAS
We love pizza. We love muffaletta. We decided they probably would be easy to love together.
APD will conduct ���no refusal��� during Mardi Gras | KXAN.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) ��� Even though Austins Mardi Gras doesnt compared to New Orleans, the Austin Police Department still wants to make sure you get home safely, so they will be enforcing a ���No Refusal��� initiative over the��.
In New Orleans, reality sets in: MARDI GRAS over
City crews were sweeping up tons of trash, discarding food and plastic beads that had been tossed from the Mardi Gras floats during parades the day before. City officials have said up to 150 tons of trash would be collected - and streets would then.
Rex, king of Carnival, reigns on Mardi Gras 2015 in New Orleans (photos)
The king of Carnival, Christian T. Brown, led the Rex parade through the city streets on Mardi Gras morning, commemorating the Wars That Shaped Early America. The theme was chosen as a nod to last months 200th anniversary of the Battle of New .
Mardi Gras 2015 sunrise shines on St. Annes costumed revelry in Marigny
As the Mardi Gras sun rose above the crisp Marigny streets, it revealed revelers, emerging from colorful doorways, their costumed joy overflowing into the light as they giddily anticipated the hours of celebration ahead and prayed for warmer hours to come.
MARDI GRAS 2015: Endymion parades ETV selfie float was a.
Mardi Gras 2015: Endymions sensational ETV selfie float The Krewe of Endymions new Endymion Television video float was a Mardi Gras 2015 sensation as it rolled on Orleans Avenue on Saturday (Feb. 14), inspiring��.
Tulsa MARDI GRAS Float Protests Turkey Mountain Mall.
A local man who loves to hike Turkey Mountain will be making a statement with his Mardi Gras float in the Blue Dome District parade.
Debate on Bourbon St.: Should the Good Times Roll Less Loudly?
When the efforts to fix a faulty and spottily enforced noise ordinance became bogged down, the New Orleans City Council decided to try to fix what is perhaps the country’s pre-eminent 24-hour street party.. New Orleans is attempting to limit cacophony on Bourbon Street, largely tourist area in citys famed French Quarter district that boasts a 24-hour street party; move is part of city-wide effort to enforce spotty noise ordinances, but faces uphill battle amid conflicting interests of neighbors, musicians, nightlife employees and others.
As if Mardi Gras Werent Enough
While Eli Manning, a New Orleans hometown hero, was the Giants in the Super Bowl, hundreds of thousands of conflicted Carnival revelers tried to balance their desire to see the big game with watching the big parade.
In New Orleans, Early Mardi Gras Parades Are Family Fare
In New Orleans the first big parades, which happen two weekends before Mardi Gras Day, are less decadent and more suited for families — and beat the tourist crush.
MARDI GRAS in New Orleans: A Day of Parades, Partying
Revelers in glitzy costumes filled the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday for the annual Mardi Gras bash, opening a day of partying, parades and good-natured jostling for beads and trinkets tossed from passing floats. A retired musician, clarinetist.
Residents: Police Shortage Is a Security Risk for MARDI GRAS
Throughout the quieter parts of the French Quarter, residents and businesses have posted signs that read Caution: Walk in Large Groups. We (heart) N.O.P.D. We Just Need More.
Gilliam great white whale float is a Mardi Gras 2015.
Gilliam the marvelous white whale float at Mardi Gras 2015 A highlight of the science fiction-oriented Chewbacchus parade that rolled in the Bywater and Marigny on Saturday (February 7) during Mardi Gras 2015, was a huge��.
Mardi Gras at Harold and Belles | KTLA
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Celebrate Mardi Gras! Today 11:30am- 10pm. Harold and Belles New Orleans Restaurant 2920 W Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles (323) 735-9023. Filed in: Morning News��.
Country star Luke Bryan met Mardi Gras 2015 head on during
Contemporary country star Luke Bryan had never attended Mardi Gras in New Orleans before jumping in with both boots during the massive Endymion parade on Saturday (Feb. 14). He not only rode in the parade as its��.
Tulsa Blue Dome Parade To Celebrate Fat Tuesday - KOTV.
Partiers can ignore the cold and embrace Fat Tuesday at the Blue Dome District Mardi Gras Parade starting at 7 p.m..
Bryan Batt of ‘Mad Men’ Gives MARDI GRAS Tips
As a native of New Orleans and a shop owner there, the actor knows how to stuff a wild Fat Tuesday.. Travel Q&A with actor Bryan Batt, who as a native of New Orleans and a shop owner there, knows a thing or two about Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras 2015: Rex, Mayor Mitch Landrieu toast to krewes civic importance
With Mardi Gras 2015 in full force, Rex and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu highlighted the krewes charitable giving in their official toast Tuesday (Feb. 17.) As Rex reached the mayors viewing stand in front of Gallier Hall, both men touted the .
Think Druids pushed the limit? Mobile MARDI GRAS parade features unambiguous.
The Comic Cowboys Mardi Gras parade, boasting the usual array of placards displaying irreverent messages and biting jabs, rolls along Royal Street Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in downtown Mobile, Ala. (Mike Brantley/mbrantley@al.com) (Mike Brantley).
Bundle Up, New Orleans: MARDI GRAS Is Cold
If there was a theme for this years Mardi Gras costumes in New Orleans, it was Brrrrr.
Krewe of Gemini in Gulfport closes MARDI GRAS with a flourish
GULFPORT -- The Krewe of Gemini rolled through downtown Tuesday night, marking an end to the 2015 Carnival season.
Mobile Ups the Stakes in Fight for MARDI GRAS Tourism
The mayor of Mobile, Alabama, is touting his citys claim as the birthplace of Mardi Gras this Carnival season in a long-running, but good-natured rivalry with nearby New Orleans.
40+ Plant-Based (Vegan) MARDI GRAS Recipes! | Happy.
Mardi Gras is usually all about eating and celebrating in excess -- but it doesn\t have to be!Let the good times roll and enjoy a not-so-fat Tuesday with these 40+ plant-based recipes!P.S. there will be a like batch cooking tutorial event on��.
Costumes in the crowd Fat Tuesday: A Mardi Gras tradition
If you go to New Orleans, the song says, you ought to go to the Mardi Gras. And many, many people would add to Professor Longhairs advice: if you go to the Mardi Gras, go in costume. Masking is a tradition as old as Mardi Gras and remains a key.
MARDI GRAS in New Orleans: Glitzy Balls, Then the Parades
Revelers danced into the wee hours Tuesday at glitzy balls, kicking off the annual Mardi Gras bash that spills costumed merrymakers into the streets of New Orleans for partying, parades and trinkets tossed from passing floats.
The Big Show Comes to Town (and Above It)
. The view from New Orleans: Super Bowl week has arrived, announced by white tents popping up around the city and the steady buzzing of the first blimp.
Metairie maskers hospitalized after falls from floats in Elks Jeffersonians.
17) after falling from truck floats in the Elks Jeffersonians Mardi Gras parade in Metairie , according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriffs Office. A 24-year-old man fell from truck float 33 as it traveled along the 3400 block of Veterans Boulevard about.
Voodoo and New Orleans: Two Cultures of Permeable Boundaries
Boundaries between life and death seem permeable in the humid heat of New Orleans.
Police: Modest number of arrests at Soulard MARDI GRAS.
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) -The 36th annual St. Louis Mardi Gras celebration weathered plunging temperatures Saturday. Organizers reported outdoor crowds appeared lighter than normal once the sun went down and the��.
Residents: Police Shortage Is a Security Risk for Mardi Gras
Throughout the quieter parts of the French Quarter, residents and businesses have posted signs that read Caution: Walk in Large Groups. We (heart) N.O.P.D. We Just Need More.
Cant make it to Mardi Gras? Spy via webcam
Getting to The Big Easy isnt so easy during Mardi Gras season: Hotels are often packed, the traffic is crazy, and youve never seen so many highly intoxicated people wearing giant beads in one place in your life. But the experience is unlike any other.
PIRATE SHIP SAILS TO GUY LOMBARDO; La Belle Soeur, Show Prop, Ties Up at Jones Beach
JONES BEACH, L.I., June 8 -- Under full and mostly useless canvas, La Belle Soeur, a $95,000 stage prop, sailed from Long Island City today to the Jones Beach Theater.. comment on $95,000 ship used as prop
A Zulu Krewe MARDI GRAS
The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club celebrates 100 years.
Mardi Gras King Cake - Joy the Baker
I hesitated to make this cake at home this Mardi Gras. King Cakes are absolutely everywhere in New Orleans and really��� theres no need to make one at home. That would be like visiting Paris and staying indoors to make��.