Mardi Gras

Although Mardi Gras is associated with having a good time, from the beginning, it has had deep ties to religious traditions. Before "letting the good times roll" (Laissez les bons temps rouler), learn more about this colorful celebration.

Grab your buddies and head to the beach. Mardi Gras! Galveston is almost here. With countless parades, live entertainment and family-friendly activities, Mardi Gras! Galveston is catered to every individual. Grab the ones you love and…

As a Lousiana native, I decided to take on Mardi Gras! Galveston to see how it compared to the New Orleans' Mardi Gras that I grew up going to.

I just want to point out that I'm really not a big party person. Never raised that way. Yet there I was, all hyped about Mardi Gras because I was gonna feel like a rebel.

Although tomorrow officially closes this Carnival season's shenanigans, there is no need to stop the party just yet.

The Signal broadcast reporter Carissa Puls and videographer Sophia Stewart traveled down to Galveston to check out the 2011 Mardi Gras celebration, which took place on the island Feb. 25-March 8.

The Signal broadcast reporter Carissa Puls and videographer Sophia Stewart traveled down to Galveston to check out the 2011 Mardi Gras celebration, which took place on the island Feb. 25-March 8.