Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day ...

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give ...

Mardi Gras is here! Here's how, when to watch today's parade live on the NOLA.com Parade Cam sponsored by NewOrleans.com.

Mardi Gras is here! The festivities will start ... Crowds vie for a chance to catch hand-decorated Zulu coconuts, one of Carnival’s most coveted throws. The parade will feature 42 floats this ...

Dan Milham new center 6 with the crew of Bacchus Parade. Officials rushed to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations and warned revelers against bringing umbrellas and tents as powerful storms with a ...

"Mardi Gras is all about ... the Krewe of Zulu, typically features hundreds of marching members tossing trinkets such as beads and highly coveted decorated coconuts to spectators.

“Being a part of another Mardi Gras krewe, female-dominated helps me to merge into the Zulu world a little bit better,” she said. Zulu’s signature decorated coconuts are a cherished ...

“Everybody wants to get a coconut,” she said. “It is very much so one of the most sought-after Mardi Gras souvenirs ... such as the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club, were formed over ...