Meet Wes Samms, the master of ceremonies behind the City of Trees Parade—one of Sacramento’s biggest, loudest and most joyful ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like ...

Here's a list of seven bakeries where you can order King Cakes, which are traditionally eaten between the Christian feast of Epiphany and Fat Tuesday.

Pirate Fest: The fest will take place along the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa with live music on two stages before and after ...

Aside from parties and politicking, each year's Washington Mardi Gras has a mission. Here's what this year's event is trying ...

Ready to celebrate Mardi Gras like a king? If you're planning on baking a traditional king cake, there are some expert tips ...

New Orleans got creative and repurposed a flusher truck as a snow plow to clear the streets. It usually cleans after Mardi ...

Our physics expert picks his top-five equations, plus a scheme to supply US power needs with a bucket of baseballs. Thanks, ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Days after a winter storm dropped ice and record-breaking snow, cleanup efforts were underway Thursday in several major Southern cities such as New Orleans, where crews were ...

More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los ...

The Morgan City native said he's gone to Mardi Gras all his life and wants to make sure the spirit of the festivities remains ...