Works started in August to create the costumes for three Coast Mardi Gras balls, she said ... of Gemini’s 25th annual ball was Carnival in Rio. Queen Leda Doris Layne Mahalak wore a gown ...

Mardi Gras, a spectacle of vibrant colors, extravagant costumes and lively parades ... globally as part of the Carnival season. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mardi Gras takes the form of a lavish ...

Bianca Del Rio was the perfect pick to emcee the annual Bourbon Street Awards costume contest on Mardi Gras mornings. She slayed contestants and audience members alike with searing observations ...

Outside Louisiana, the most well-known festivals are in Rio de Janeiro ... or just something pretty. Costumes are by no means a requirement, but Mardi Gras is a great time to join the fun.

Rio’s celebration is the largest anywhere, according to the Guinness Book of World Records — bigger, even, than Mardi Gras in New Orleans ... in-cheek Carnival costumes that refer to political ...

Krewe of Rio parade rolls on Feb 22 ... St. The Lafayette Museum is hosting a collection of stunning costumes and other Mardi Gras memorabilia. The collection is on loan from past royalty and ...

Mardi Gras features music, colorful costumes, and delicious food ... green and purple. Rio de Janeiro's famed Carnival celebration begins Feb. 28 and extends until March 8. It includes parades ...

Mardi Gras is coming. In some places — New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro ... This year the day of feasting, parades and costumes, Fat Tuesday, lands on March 4 — as always, the day before Ash ...

Mardi Gras, Carnival, call it what you want—the debaucherous annual celebrations are actually one in the same. Carnival is generally connected to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while Mardi Gras takes ...

a New Orleans-based Carnival and Mardi Gras historian. “Rio is more of a dance and parade kind of Carnival. Venice is more of a visual, costume kind of Carnival. Rio doesn’t have throws like ...

EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left.

Karen Thibodeaux, the owner of Vacajun is known for making costumes for the Mardi Gras season. It was orginally just a sewing business at her home, but it progressed to Mardi Gras ball gowns and ...