Mobile and Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras means parties and parades along the Alabama Gulf coast. That means it’s also prime time for people who like to catch the colorful beads and doubloons that are thrown from the parade floats. This may sound like all fun and games, but environmentalists say there’s a darker side to this Mardi Gras tradition.

Mobile’s 2025 Mardi Gras ship is set to dock in the Port City! The Mobile Council of the Navy League of the United States, the City of Mobile and the Alabama Port Authority have chosen USS McFAUL (DDG 74) for the honor on Feb. 28.

Mobile’s 2025 Mardi Gras ship is being announced! The Mobile Council of the Navy League of the United States, the City of Mobile and the Alabama Port Authority are choosing the USS McFAUL (DDG 74) for the honor.

The 2025 Mardi Gras season is on the horizon. The annual celebration originated in 1703 in Mobile. This year, the city's Animal Services Department will enforce new policies and requirements to ensure the safety of horses, riders and spectators during parades.

Mayor Sandy Stimpson is announcing the City of Mobile’s plans to tear down the 60-year-old Mobile Civic Center and construct a new, world-class entertainment destination suited for concerts, family shows and sporting events, including professional hockey.

It is the Mardi Gras season in Alabama and Mobile has already started celebrating. The City of Mobile started celebrating the holiday when the city was founded in 1702. Fat Tuesday will be on February 13th this year.

The countdown to Mardi Gras begins in New Orleans as Carnival season kicks off with dozens of costumed revelers and a brass band set to crowd onto a streetcar for a nighttime ride down historic St. Charles Avenue. Meanwhile, a walking club in the French Quarter will march in its annual procession honoring Joan of Arc. Dauphin Island’s Krewe de la Dauphine parade is this coming Saturday.

On this week’s segment of Keepin’ It Real, Cam Marston asserts that at the end of long roads are cities full of people who are, well, a bit kooky. And he…