Nation in focus Photos Voodoo Carnival 2012 Adam Levine Surprises Anne V Las Vegas! St. Marys Mardi Gras again draws big crowd of beadcatchers Paul Poteet Sun and clouds today maybe flurries tonight Who Would Joe Hill Root For means fat business for Gulf Coast During New Orleans everybody loves a parade 2 shot 1 arrested during festivities Lots fun story revelers at Leesburg Party the Street Colorful beads cause environmental hangover Celebrate breakfast around world What's happening Jazz concert celebrates Hollywood Smaller parades changing face party benefits homeless shelters LouisianaInspired Specials The weekend buzz Gras!

Mardi Gras, Boston style If you're as broke as I am and can't get yourself down to New Orleans this weekend to celebrate Mardi... Businesses Turn Out For Mardi Gras Party For one day, Lorraine Hazellief is ready to dish up a taste of classic New Orleans cooking at her restaurant, Lorraine's Place, in downtown Lake Wales. Who was 1st? Coast has at least 121 years of parades Mardi Gras traditions belong to no one city and no one state, as the purveyors of Carnival history sometimes claim. MEALS FOR THE ELDERLY: Revel in fun while supporting local nonprofit organization As revelers hit the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras, San Angelo will indulge in a celebration of its own — complete with games, food, children's activities and live music — with the noble cause of raising $40,000 for Meals for the Elderly. Soggy Saturday pushes multiple parades to today Houma's Krewe of Mardi Gras parade was cancelled Saturday amid drenching thunderstorms and a tornado watch. Mardi Gras revelers get their party on The good times continued into the night, centered on Soulard Market Park Smaller krewes make big impact in New Orleans A new generation of parades is hitting the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and they're throwing away old traditions of big, glitzy floats and celebrity kings and queens for smaller, greener and sometimes naughtier floats with a hipster sensibility. During Mardi Gras in New Orleans, everybody loves a parade NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The biggest party of the year is still days away, on February 21, but New Orleans is already immersed in the celebration of Mardi Gras, with massive parades rolling every night along several miles of oak-draped St. Charles Avenue. Families and friends gather by the thousands along the route to take in the spectacular parades, which are staged by organizations known as ... Malden celebrates 10th Mardi Gras MALDEN, Mo. -- In the fashion that party goers have come to expect, the tenth annual Mardi Gras benefit dinner and auction held at and for the Bootheel Youth Museum in Malden brought the spirit and... Mardi Gras is a Gulf Coast affair FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- Mardi Gras. It brings to mind beads, parties and fancy floats in New Orleans, as people cram in all the fun they can before the austere religious period known as Lent begins.
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