The second annual parade is part of the city's Mardi Gras festival- a cultural exchange with Evangeline Parish, Louisiana celebrating Cajun culture and customs. Fort Louis de la Mobile, located about ...
Realizing it was the eve of Mardi Gras, he named the site "Pointe du Mardi Gras" and held a small celebration. This marked the first recorded observance of Mardi Gras in the region, planting the ...
What is a krewe? And why do we eat king cake? Knowing these essential Mardi Gras facts will make the celebration all the more ...
Mardi gras est une fête très attendue par petits et grands. Au programme, carnaval, déguisements en tout genre, dégustation ...
There seemed to be fewer gratuitous private parts and more political comedy in the 2025 Krewe du Vieux Mardi Gras parade in ...
On the eve of the holiday in 1699, French explorers arrived near present-day New Orleans on the Mississippi River, celebrated, and named the plot Pointe du Mardi Gras. However, the city of New ...
Next year, Mardi Gras is on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Fort Louis de la Mobile, located about 60 miles south of New Orleans, was named “Pointe du Mardi Gras” on March 2, 1699, by French-Canadian ...