Translated to English, "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday." Mardi is the French word for Tuesday, and gras means "fat." This ...
Your ticket purchase also includes a free shuttle ride from several points downtown and in the French Quarter. There are no designated pick-up times; you'll have to call Mardi Gras World when you ...
On the eve of the holiday in 1699, French explorers arrived near present-day New Orleans on the Mississippi River, celebrated, and named the plot Pointe du Mardi Gras. However, the city of New ...
While the holiday is often nationally associated ... before the city was named the capital of French Louisiana in 1702. With Mobile Mardi Gras season approaching, planning for parades and floats ...
During Alabama football player press conferences, freshman Ryan Williams flashed his festive manicure and said, "We the real ...