The holiday is believed to date back to Pagan customs and traditions, but celebrations have been shared by many other ...

More than 55 million people across the central and southern US are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday as a violent storm ...

Mardi Gras was first celebrated in New Orleans by the flamboyant Grand Marquis de Vaudreuil, who created the first “bal masque” or costumed Mardi Gras in the 1740s. That tradition is going on today ...

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some ...

You can count on Long Islanders to pay attention to Louisiana cooking at least once a year: On Mardi Gras — this year, March ...

New Orleans heads to McNeese in Southland play Tuesday. The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.

A summit of Arab leaders in Cairo is set to adopt Egypt's counterproposal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for the Gaza ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by ...

But the magic of Mardi Gras — the one we know and love — is that it transcends the mean arithmetic of means and ends, the ...

Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday ...