As Lent approaches, New Orleans throws one last, glorious party. Fat Tuesday—Mardi Gras—is the moment when the city leans all the way into sweetness, spice, and revelry before the season shifts toward fasting and reflection. For Christians, especially in Catholic traditions, this “feast before the fast” is more than an excuse to indulge; it’s aContinue reading “Fat Tuesday in New Orleans: King Cake and the Feast Before the Fast”