mardi gras

Manuel Randazzo Sr. was one of the co-creators of his family's famous king cake recipe. A recipe that has been a Mardi Gras tradition sense 1965.

According to a warrant, the suspect says he rented it.

All across Louisiana, folks are lined up for the parades. Floats, beads, food and cold beer can be found everywhere you turn. New Orleans is ground zero for Mardi Gras, but cities all over are throwing down today. Here is the history of Mardi Gras celebrations all over Louisiana.

Remember the story this past Mardi Gras about literally tons of beads clogging drains? That could soon be a thing of the past.

We must ask ourselves; Louisiana, can't we do better?

Tradition is unstoppable. Literally.

It's not the temperature it's the wind. That's what will make this Mardi Gras a rather chilling adventure.

Watch as he reads the lyrics to Travis Matte's "Mardi Gras Parade" with such dignity and class. We might have this on repeat blaring through our float's speakers today.

He of course was thrown a football, then he used that QB arm to awesomely throw it right back!

Happy Mardi Gras everyone! Here is a list of the parades now through Fat Tuesday.