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BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Ash Wednesday is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The day signals the beginning of Lent, a period Roman Catholics participate in to prepare for Easter by going ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Catholics, Lent means no meat on Ash Wednesday or Fridays during the season.

Mardi Gas celebrations in New Orleans were cut short by bad weather. Now strong winds are lingering in southeast Louisiana going into Ash Wednesday.

During his time in New Orleans, the Rev. Jerome LeDoux marked several foreheads with ashes as pastor of the country's oldest Black Catholic church.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Millions of Catholics and members of the Christian faith around the globe are honoring Ash Wednesday. In the Shreveport area, there are plenty of faith communities marking the ...

WireImage Meanwhile, officials in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, announced Monday that Mardi Gras celebrations on Tuesday have been canceled due to a high wind threat.

Unlike Easter, most Ash Wednesday services are held well after sunrise. This means that the worst of the weather will likely have passed the New Orleans metro area by the time services begin.

Ash Wednesday, March 5, this year, the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality.

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday take place this week, marking the start of Lent. Here are the dates for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.