The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The threat of severe weather prompted New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to roll early Fat Tuesday and attention is now turning what is in the forecast this afternoon and evening.

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Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is a rich cultural celebration with origins in ancient pagan rituals, now thriving in New Orleans.

With strong winds in the forecast on Tuesday, Mardi Gras parades in Jefferson Parish have been canceled, and two parades in New Orleans have adjusted their plans, WDSU and Fox 8 reported.

Louisiana was colonized first by the French ... Uptown New Orleans Krewe d'Etat: 6:30 p.m., Uptown New Orleans (Krewe of Morpheus follows) Krewe of Selene: 6:30 p.m., Slidell (Krewe of Dionysus follows)