WKRG News 5 is your guide for all things Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast. Multiple organizations are scheduled to parade in the News 5 area Monday. Here is a list of parades happening Monday: WKRG is your home for Mardi Gras on the Gulf Coast.

Here are a few things that make Mobile's Mardi Gras stand out from other Carnival celebrations--from a New Orleanian-turned-Mobilian.

All day parking at the Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal and the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico will be $5 for the remainder of the Mardi Gras season. On days when there are scheduled events at the Cruise Terminal, public parking will be directed to the former RV City site near Interstate 10. Cash will not be accepted.

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where many give up habits for 40 days. Here's a closer look.

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give up habits for 40 days.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as costumed revelers celebrate Mardi Gras with huge parades and partying in the streets of New Orleans and other cities in the region.

It's the official beginning of Mardi Gras today in Mobile, Alabama, the first Mardi Gras celebration in America.

The best ways to celebrate Mobile Mardi Gras! The top things to do, food specials, and so much more. Things to do duri