The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

“Carnival in Alabama: Marked Bodies and Invented Traditions in Mobile,” said Rayford’s early views toward Mardi Gras reflected the time period when the holiday and festivities was told ...

Hall of Fame Walk, honoring city's MLB and NFL Hall of Famers, encounters setbacks due to weather and local events like Mardi ...

Mardi Gras actually began in Mobile, Alabama – a port city with close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, located about 140 miles east of the Big Easy. “By virtue of being established prior to ...

If you think you know Mardi Gras, you don't . . . well, not unless you know that the first celebration in the United States happened in . . . Mobile, Alabama, not New Orleans. It has been an ...

Mardi Gras is almost over ... And, in the U.S. although it is celebrated in other cities like Mobile, Alabama, St. Louis, Missouri, Galveston, Texas and cities throughout Louisiana, it's most ...