After thunderstorms, severe gusts of wind and some tornadoes led to abbreviated Mardi Gas celebrations in southeast Louisiana ...

Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The day signals the beginning of Lent, a period Roman Catholics participate in ...

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season.

The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of feasting and revelry before the solemnity of ...

Mardi Gras festivities were underway early Tuesday in New Orleans despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the ...

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday take place this week, marking the start of Lent. Here are the dates for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

After a weekslong pre-Lenten bash — complete with elaborate parades that meander through New Orleans, shimmery beads tossed from floats, streets lined with costumed revelers, lavish balls and ...

The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final ... to a year in prison for wire fraud Each year, along with Louisiana residents, more than a million visitors travel ...