Whenever you think of Mardi Gras, you probably think parades, floats and beads being thrown in the air, but there is another side of Mardi Gras that’s not as widely known outside of the Cajun and ...

Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday,” is celebrated around the world, but here in Southwest Louisiana, our Mardi Gras celebration is closely connected to our Catholic faith and historically French heritage.

People love to joke that Carnival season, which officially begins on Twelfth Night and lasts until Mardi Gras day, causes revelers to come down with “glitter lung”—a sparkly faux-disease contracted by ...

In Louisiana’s Cajun country, the Courir de Mardi Gras festival brings a frenzy of mischief-making. Festival participants—individually and collectively called “Mardi Gras”—run through the fields ...

(Daily Advertiser)– Mardi Gras is an institution in Louisiana. It’s a state holiday, a cherished tradition, and for some, a way of life that many plan for year-round. But Mardi Gras includes more than ...

Those are just a few of the ties that bind in Saturday's second annual Mardi Gras at the Market at the Horse Farm. The opportunity is found in the location, the Horse Farm, where the cultural ...