With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

Watch as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

The last day of Mardi Gras is here. Parades line the streets of New Orleans as people celebrate Fat Tuesday before Ash ...

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

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where many give up habits for 40 days. Here's ...

New Orleans ... what to know about Mardi Gras parades in the Big Easy this year. This year, Mardi Gras, which translates from French to "Fat Tuesday," is on March 4. Ash Wednesday is on March ...

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

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots, like New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a day of wild partying, parades and extravagant eating before fasting on Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.

Webber, a New ... But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.