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Johnson explained its origins in a 1985 Times-Picayune interview. He said his friend Frank Miller helped inspire him. “He gave me the lines about the Green Room and the Plaza. They were bars near the ...

(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.

ALL RIGHT, NOW TO CARNIVAL CENTRAL. FAMILY GRAS ANNOUNCES ITS MUSICAL ... and carnival will return Feb. 21 through Feb. 23 at Mardi Gras Plaza across from Lakeside Mall. The event is free.

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.