Every year, Black residents of New Orleans don stunning, handmade suits on Mardi Gras day that are sewn in secret for the better part of a year. It's a tradition they say honors ancestors.

New Orleans students unveil Mardi Gras Indian-inspired art panels ...

There’s long been a simmering controversy between those who create the Black masking phenomenon and those who attempt to ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat ...

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It's time for parades, beads, masks and revelry. It's time to fill up on the sweets and party all night. It's Mardi Gras time! Before the big day – or week for our New Orleans friends – here’s ...

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BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The Second Liners Mardi Gras Club out of Biloxi is giving back to the community. High school seniors ...

A train on Amtrak's Mardi Gras service line traveling from Mobile, Alabama to New Orleans collided with a semi-trailer Sunday ...