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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras with various parades and festivities, including Zulu, Rex, Argus, and other krewes rolling throughout the day. The WDSU News team will provide live coverage of the events from New Orleans to Metairie and the Northshore.
The weather for Fat Tuesday is expected to be quiet, with temperatures near freezing in the morning and reaching the upper 40s in the afternoon, while some passing flurries are possible on Valentine's Day. A mid-day front on Thursday will bring later morning/lunchtime showers, followed by colder air arriving Thursday night into Friday. Another chance for snow is expected Friday night into Saturday, with much colder air possibly following behind the storm center.
USA TODAY is offering live coverage of Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana on Feb. 13, with the option to watch the livestream on their website or YouTube channel. Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, originated as a religious holiday before the start of Lent but has evolved into a global celebration. New Orleans, with its rich French colonial history, is renowned for its elaborate Mardi Gras festivities, including king cake and parades, leading up to the Lenten season.
Chicago bakeries, including Weber's Bakery, are bustling with crowds on Paczki Day as customers line up early to get their hands on the traditional Polish pastries. Weber's Bakery, one of the oldest in Chicago, has been preparing for this major food event by mixing, filling, and frying dough all week long. With an assortment of 13 flavors, including custard, jelly-filled, and creme-filled, the bakery is catering to the growing demand for Paczki, making Tuesday the main day for this Fat Tuesday tradition.
It's Fat Tuesday and people are gearing up for the celebration, with Morning Reporter Madison Stoddard visiting Potter’s Bakery in Traverse City to check out the preparations. Meanwhile, the question on everyone's mind is: What's your favorite paczki filling?
Chicago bakeries are gearing up for Paczki Day, with Delightful Pastries producing over 40,000 authentic Polish paczki filled with ingredients like butter, milk, eggs, rum, and more. Other bakeries like Polish Paczki Café, Weber's Bakery, Pticek & Son Bakery, Bridgeport Bakery, Alliance Bakery, Oak Mill Bakery, Racine Bakery, Laramie Bakery & Deli, Roeser's Bakery, Ideal Bakery, Kolatek's Bakery & Deli, and Wiklanski's Bakery are also offering a variety of traditional and specialty paczki flavors for the occasion.