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

Powerful storms bearing a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday.

Mardi Gras is celebrated in different ways around the world. Some traditions include indulging in special sweets, dressing up for parades and dancing for Carnival in Latin America and wearing masks and attending balls in Venice,