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The terms "Mardi Gras" (), "Mardi Gras season", and "Carnival season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Gunfire erupted at a Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana, leaving one man dead.
Police have identified a suspect and were searching for him.Authorities say 27-year-old Dewayne Milton Smith was killed Sunday afternoon during the Plaquemine Community Parade in Plaquemine, which is roughly 80 miles west of New Orleans. No one else was injured.The Advocate reports that police were searching for 25-year-old Akeem O. Gailes in connection with the killing. Investigators say the shooting followed an argument in the street.Tuesday is Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. The advance celebrations are known as Carnival....Carlos Mencia pulled from Mardi Gras paradeFriday, February 06, 2009 By STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press WriterPrintNEW ORLEANS — Comedian Carlos Mencia was yanke...
SYDNEY -- Grooms with grooms and brides with brides were a regular sight on inner Sydney streets Saturday as the campaign for gay marriage in Australia emerged as a ...
Having a great day in this ever-popular cruise port is hardly a challenge, but losing the crowds of your fellow cruise passengers can be. Here are seven places to ad...
Whether it's a Po' Boy washed down with Barq's Root Beer or Poisson Meunière Amandine in the most haute of haute eateries, if it's made in New Orleans it'll always b...
Mardi Gras revelers drank and danced the rowdy Carnival season to its peak on Tuesday, defying drizzle to snag beads from the last parades and jamming the French Qua...
Man Dies Under Mardi Gras Parade FloatMonday, February 04, 2008E-Mail Print Share: Digg Facebook StumbleUponNEW ORLEANS — The son of a Mississippi political leader ...
As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year's pa...
'Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution' play a Mardi Gras tune
7 wounded by gunfire on Mardi Gras parade routeWednesday, February 25, 2009 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press WriterPrintNEW ORLEANS — The shootings of seven p...
Gandolfini One of Biggest Names at New Orleans Pre-Mardi Gras ParadeMonday, February 19, 2007E-Mail Print Share:NEW ORLEANS — He was king for the day, and actor Ja...
Pete Fountain, clarinet in hand and looking dapper in a white tuxedo and fedora trimmed in gold, kicked off Mardi Gras with his "Half Fast Marching Club" the way the...
On the heels of the Mardi Gras season ending, the National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down in the New Orleans area, causing one injury.The tornadoe...
Rocker Bret Michaels and Grammy-winning singer Cyndi Lauper were to usher in Mardi Gras with musical performances in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday.Michaels, t...
From the family-friendly avenues of the Garden District to raunchy displays in the French Quarter, New Orleans let loose with a Fat Tuesday party as parades rolled a...
Seven Shot Along Mardi Gras Parade Route in New OrleansWednesday, February 25, 2009Print APPeople come to the aid of an unidentified victim at the scene of a shootin...
Man hit, killed by Mardi Gras parade float in La.Saturday, February 21, 2009PrintNEW ORLEANS — Police in Louisiana say a man died after he fell off a Mardi Gras par...
New Orleans contains a potent blend of European, African and Caribbean cultures, creating an atmosphere that is both relaxed and raucous. The city’s charm lies not j...
Mardi Gras . It brings to mind beads, parties and fancy floats in New Orleans as people cram in all the fun they can before Lent begins.In reality, Mardi Gras has lo...
Carlos Mencia pulled from Mardi Gras paradeThursday, February 05, 2009 By STACEY PLAISANCE, Associated Press WriterPrintNEW ORLEANS — Comedian Carlos Mencia was yan...
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