Happy Mardi Gras! Indulge in desserts, cocktails, Valentine’s/Galentine's glam makeovers & more!

It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers.

New Orleans’ annual Carnival celebration has entered its high-intensity home stretch with a beefed-up police presence and a weather-scrambled parade schedule.

It’s Carnival season in New Orleans and that means the morning lines outside popular bakeries are long and the pace inside is brisk to meet customer demand for king cake.

SeaWorld San Antonio’s Mardi Gras event, hosts try women’s tackle football, Rodeo Bar-B-Que Cook-Off & Festival and more.

Organic eats, PJ’s Coffee, mindfulness coach Janie Terrazas and more.

Behind the scenes at SeaWorld San Antonio, organic eats, PJ’s Coffee, mindfulness coach Janie Terrazas and more.

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It’s “Fat Tuesday!” We celebrate the start of Mardi Gras food, decorations and organic bath products.

We chat with Randy Rogers, a local entertainment company stops by and we have delicious eats from Ma Harper’s Creole Kitchen, Adrian Davila and Mark Outing.

COVID-19 precautions wiped out most New Orleans’ Mardi Gras festivities in 2021, and a shortage of police officers forced the city to shorten routes for some of its lavish seasonal parades in 2022.

Watch the parade, listen to live jazz, or enjoy a classic beignet with this year’s festivities

One of Mardi Gras’ signature carnival krewes will be led this year by actor and comedian Adam Devine.

SeaWorld is kicking off its celebratory Mardi Gras event this month.

We are getting ready for Mardi Gras with a king cake. Plus, Jen checks out San Antonio’s newest rooftop bar and the crew has authentic Thai food.

Ten months after Hurricane Ida damaged a museum celebrating New Orleans' African American parading culture, the Backstreet Cultural Museum is reopening.

Stray bullets in separate shootings have killed two people who were visiting New Orleans for the festivities leading up to Mardi Gras.

Laissez les bons temps roule! Celebrating Mardi Gras with Cajun classics!

Party-minded people dressed in traditional purple, green and gold filled New Orleans' streets for the city's first full-dress Mardi Gras since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Jen Tobias-Struski takes us inside Clementine Restaurant for a preview of the Mardi Gras menu...

Girl Scout cookies, kangaroos, alligators + cheers to National Margarita Day!

Parade-loving New Orleans is getting its groove back.

People in a mostly maskless crowd walk down Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida's famed South Beach, Monday, March 22, 2021. A party-ending curfew is in effect in Miami Beach, imposed after fights, gunfire, property destruction and dangerous stampedes broke out among huge crowds of people. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image. Ad“We definitely want people to come and have fun," Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola said Monday. Miami Beach took less proactive measures under Republican Gov.

SAN ANTONIO – Today at 1 p.m., it’s Fat Tuesday, so let’s Mardi Gras at home! ❄ Share your snow pics with us and watch at 1 p.m. on KSAT 12 & KSAT.com if you can! #snowintexas #sasnow #snow #saliveksat Posted by SA Live on Tuesday, February 16, 2021This afternoon on SA Live, we have Mardi Gras food with Datz It, Datz All Food Truck, Ma Harper’s Creole Kitchen and Nadler’s Bakery & Deli. AdSA Live airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on KSAT 12. Stream the show anytime from the KSAT TV app on Roku, Fire Stick, a smart TV or smartphone.

Tourists from Brooklyn take photos on a nearly deserted Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. “We were expecting a little bit lower key than the normal Mardi Gras,” Wheeler said. Coronavirus-related restrictions in New Orleans included canceled parades, closed bars and a near shutdown of rowdy Bourbon Street. That, and unusually frigid weather, prevented what New Orleans usually craves at the end of Mardi Gras season: streets and businesses jam-packed with revelers. To the east, Mobile, Alabama, which boasts the nation's oldest Mardi Gras celebrations, had also canceled parades.

SAN ANTONIO – Today at 1 p.m., a rodeo spotlight, Valentine’s fashion, crafts and treats, Mardi Gras at SeaWorld and more. What’s the worst Zoom/video chat fail that’s happened to you? Have you seen that video of the lawyer with the cat filter? 😂 What's the worst Zoom/video chat fail that's happened to... Posted by SA Live on Friday, February 12, 2021Jen pays a visit to One & Only Boutique to share three looks for the big, romantic day, and Alamo Pizza and Wings is here with a heart-shaped pizza for your valentine. SA Live airs weekdays at 1 p.m. on KSAT 12.

King cake scones are the new “big easy.”Watch the video above and try these king cake scones by Alexis Clark, New Orleans native and owner of Galadriel’s Goods. Using a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mixture very gently. Pour into the flour mixture. In a separate bowl, make the cinnamon swirl. Crumble about a third of the cinnamon swirl mixture over the dough.

Created by Rhonda Hollon, owner of Cakes Couture, the Cajun cake is more of a bread. You can order yours for $40 from Cakes Couture in New Braunfels or watch the video above to learn how to make it. Of course, the traditional Mardi Gras cake is the king cake. Hollon shares how to make your own king cake at home (it’s easier than you think) in the video below. Related:- DIY Mardi Gras gear- Where to find beignets around San AntonioAd- King cake + French toast all in one

SAN ANTONIO – It takes the pros at Nadler’s Bakery to make something as amazing as King Cake even better. Check out how they’re helping you indulge your sweet tooth this Mardi Gras. Click here for more Mardi Gras inspired treats