The city’s new Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday in French), tradition began in 1827 when the group of students, donned masks and costumes and staged their own Fat Tuesday festivities. Over time, Mardi Gras grew into a more formal event, one now deeply embedded in New Orleans culture.
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