The first Mardi Gras celebration in U.S. history took place on March 3, 1699, when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Sieur de Bienville arrived near what is now known as New Orleans.

Mardi Gras was brought to Louisiana in the 18th century by French settlers Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Sieur de Bienville. The men named their landing spot 'Pointe du Mardi Gras' and, realising it ...

Mardi Gras was brought to Louisiana in the 18th century by French settlers Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Sieur de Bienville. The men named their landing spot 'Pointe du Mardi Gras' and ...

Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, true celebrations started in 1703 following the settlement of Fort Louis de La Louisiane, the French equivalent of James Town, and the village of La Mobile in 1702.

They point to travel journals left behind by French soldier and explorer Pierre Le Moyne D’Iberville, who observed a Mass performed on Mardi Gras Day around the turn of the 18th century.

It is believed that in 1699 the French Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville brought it to America. Most people think of New Orleans when you hear Mardi Gras, but Mobile, Alabama, celebrates ...

Photo publicdomainpictures.net How Did Mardi Gras Come to America? Mardi Gras arrived in North America in 1699, when French explorers Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de ...

While the first observance of the French Catholic holiday in America was recorded in a 1699 journal entry written by French explorer and founder of Mobile, Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, true ...

In the United States, Mardi Gras took root in New Orleans, Louisiana, following the arrival of French explorers Sieur de Bienville and Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville on March 3, 1699. What began as a ...

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