“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 ...

When I was hired almost three years ago to work for AL.com in Mobile, I knew comparisons between Mobile’s Mardi Gras and New Orleans’ Mardi Gras were inevitable. I grew up in New Orleans and ...

Be ready for Mardi Gras, with the FREE Fox10 Float Tracker app. The tracker lets you know where the start of the parade is at any time. You’ll also find parade routes, a parade schedule ...

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

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The USS McFaul has made its way to the port city to help celebrate Mardi Gras. Sailors on board were welcomed by iconic mobile ambassadors like the USS Alabama crewmates, the ...

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 ...

Get your beads and King Cakes out! Mardi Gras is officially upon us! The annual celebration is one of the most iconic cultural events in the United States, known for exuberant parades, festive ...