After waiting all year, people gathered around Mardi Gras Park to see Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson flip the switch to light the city’s official Mardi Gras Tree at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - It was delayed a week by cold weather — but Thursday night the City of Mobile lit the Mardi Gras Tree. Port City favorite — The Excelsior Band — welcoming revelers to ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - After the city of Mobile pushed back some major events because of cold weather earlier this month, the Mardi Gras tree lighting is expected to take place Thursday at Mardi ...

They're often taken aback when I tell them I'm going to celebrate in Mobile, Alabama, instead. Though Mardi Gras, a Christian holiday marking the last day before Lent, is often associated with The ...

Hodges founded Church of the Highlands in 2001, when the church met in the Mountain Brook High School auditorium. Since then ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat ...

(WKRG) — Mobile city officials have announced that the Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal will open this Mardi Gras season for parking during parades. According to a city news release, the terminal ...

Mobile’s Mardi Gras parade schedule begins February 14 ... ICE has increased operations and raids across the country since Jan. 20. In Alabama, arrests have already been made as advocates ...

In a move that demonstrates progress and cultural awareness, Mobile, Alabama, is revolutionizing its approach to Mardi Gras security. The city council’s recent unanimous decision signals a ...

People who prefer putting up a fake Christmas tree are a little more lax when they take down their trees. Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras.

The carnival festivities began Thursday night with the Lighting of the Mardi Gras Tree in downtown Mobile. FULL STORY: https://trib.al/DryaCIT ...