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Mardi Gras season, which includes weeks of parades, fancy balls and parties leading up to the big day, draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to New Orleans each year, said Kelly Schulz, spokeswoman for the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau. Two years ago I was floored when an ultrasound showed that I was expecting [...]

Here are some Mardi Gras recipes to create your own special feast if you can't make it to New Orleans this year. Mardi Gras isn't Mardi Gras without some sweet treats. News 13's Victoria Dunkle learned a few tips for making a King Cake from Short Street Cakes' Owner, Jodi Rhoden. And since she opened [...]

Whether you have ever set foot in New Orleans during the bacchanalian days building up to Fat Tuesday or not, you have a pretty good idea of what Mardi Gras entails: drinking, parades, beads, Bourbon Street, masks and, So let the "Good Times Roll" with a wedding party, wedding and/or reception with the excitement of [...]

We want to hear your answers to these five questions about The Gras. The Georgetown held its second annual Mardi Gras Party on Friday night. This year's proceeds will go to the Rich Center for Autism. Add your perspective to any issue by leaving comments on the site. Do not add posts that have nothing [...]

Head east from the Texas Gulf Coast and eventually you'll end up in New Orleans and over the next days the city is a destination where a lot of folks want to be. Why? Why Mardi Gras, of course! NEW ORLEANS — On St. Charles Avenue, the grand Mardi Gras parade route, celebrations have long [...]

Popular nights before Fat Tuesday are selling out earlier this year than last. Mardi Gras is just around the corner, and even though we may not all be celebrating in the Big Easy, we can still get a taste of the Carnival spirit. Here are five New Orleans cocktails ready to help let the good [...]

You don't have to be in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras; Fort Worth is the place to be. Fat Tuesday falls on Feb. 21, 2012, but some places will celebrate the weekend before. If you're really lucky, you'll get three good Whether you're looking to dine on authentic New Orleans food such as gumbo, [...]

You don't have to be in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras; Fort Worth is the place to be. Fat Tuesday falls on Feb. 21, 2012, but some places will celebrate the weekend before. If you're really lucky, you'll get three good Mardi Gras season has begun, but memorabilia collectors and Fat Tuesday fans had [...]

NEW ORLEANS — Jazz and funk musician Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is performing on Mardi Gras, but he won't be in his hometown of New Orleans. He'll be at the White House. Andrews and his Orleans Avenue band will join BB King, Buddy Guy, Keb Mo, You don't have to be in New Orleans to [...]

Mardi Gras or "Fat Tuesday" celebrates the "Carnival season". Marking the first day of Lent, it falls the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday; however in Sacramento the parties can start early and run late, so get your beads ready. On Saturday, the Mysti Krewe of Nimbus will make a second run at the celebration they launched [...]