Mardi Gras' birthplace is Mobile, Alabama congressional members say in new resolution

Video above: Also on WKRG.com — Fat Tuesday 2026 proclaimed Hosea London Day WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKRG) — This week in Washington, D.C., Alabama’s congressional members introduced a resolution recognizing Mobile as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the United States. The Alabama Congressional Delegation presented the measure to reaffirm the city’s long‑held claim to the [...]