Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's time for parades, beads, masks and revelry. It's time to fill up on the sweets and party all night. It's Mardi Gras time!

(CNN) — It’s time to break out your beads and get in your last bites of king cake – Mardi Gras time is here. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It’s also called Shrove Tuesday, Carnival Tuesday or ...

What better time than Mardi Gras for a Florida girl’s first visit to New Orleans—and what better way to experience Mardi Gras for the first time than fully sending it and riding on a float? I’m ...

No matter where you live in Louisiana, it's Mardi Gras time! Carnival is when we all get to suspend our disbelief, don a mask, do or be something outrageous. This week, we explore the many ways people ...

It's time for parades, beads, masks and revelry. It's time to fill up on the sweets and party all night. It's Mardi Gras time! Before the big day – or week for our New Orleans friends – here’s ...