mardi gras

We wrote a letter last week begging Blue Bell to bring back the Mardi Gras King Cake flavor this year. You'll be happy to know they actually obliged! Sort of.

It may quickly become your new favorite Blue Bell flavor, and it may also be really hard to find.

A woman tossing beads from a passing float somehow had her wedding ring slide completely off her finger during the process.

In short, no.

Stanley's Famous Pit Bar B Que will be the site of the Shreveport-Bossier Mardi Gras Roadshow later this month.

Since Mardi Gras is a holiday that goes hand-in-hand with gluttonous drinking, we thought we’d offer a few tips for a more positive drinking experience for those who want to enjoy themselves and not wind up a morning-after mess.

Stuck at home for Mardi Gras this year and want to make it more special than ordering Cajun shrimp pasta at Red Lobster? Try these tips:

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," a reference to the binge eating a lot of Catholics do before Lent. As is often the case with holidays, the Christian roots are intertwined with earlier pagan practices. It was very common for early church fathers to integrate elements of pagan ritual in an attempt to attract potential converts. Mardi Gras itself originated in the Middle Ages and wa