An American has not seen the United States until he has…

This is a city that has gone through cataclysm, and its citizens are desperately ready to let off some steam. This is going to…

— Mary Herczog

There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be…

— Louis Armstrong

I love Mardi Gras. I'm a street rat.

— Mitch Landrieu

“But the reasons against going to New Orleans--that spicy southern city known for jazz and Mardi Gras and hospitality--were the very reasons we had…

— Howard Schultz

Normally when you go to a queer space the people often look like you, they are the same age as you and so on,…

— Courtney Act

At Mardi Gras, the different tribes will basically play war games, and so my brother is what you call a Flag Boy, which is…

— Christian Scott

Be sure to enjoy the trademark beverage of New Orleans named for the deadly storm surges that frequently decimate the city.

— Anonymous

I'm supporting the New Orleans economy by maxing out my credit cards in a prolonged blackout.

— Mardi Gras

My uncle is in the hall of fame for creating by hand some of the most intricate Indian Mardi Gras garb.

— Dawn Richard

From the food to the Mardi Gras Indians to the brass bands and the second liners parading through the street, Jazz Fest presents New…

— Trombone Shorty

Yeah, I know, but word came from Artemis herself that she wanted him here. Looks like we’re having a psycho reunion this week…Oh wait,…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

In some countries Women's Day is a national holiday and men give women flowers. In America Women's Day falls on another holiday, Mardi Gras,…

— Craig Ferguson

I had one of the best nights of my life at Mardi Gras.

— Cenk Uygur

This Mardi Gras is about more than greed. It's a shout-out to everybody, and we're coming back strong.

— Julio Cesar

Mardi Gras, the drinking, the partying - that scared me.

— Archie Manning