(WGNO) — As carnival ... and photos. Family Gras is a free three-day festival filled with music and food and happens across the street from Lakeside Mall in Metairie at Mardi Gras Plaza.

Looking for an authentic Cajun experience this Carnival season? The Cajun Mardi Gras Festival is back, bringing five days of family-friendly Mardi Gras celebrations to Downtown Eunice.

The annual celebration of Mardi Gras is a Carnival season that begins on Jan. 6 and culminates on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras is celebrated with parades, festive attire and the consumption of king cake.

The second episode of Season 2, "Hallowin Pati," follows character No-eul, a down on her luck amusement park employee who was seemingly forced to leave her family behind during an escape from ...