Yes. Although Mardi Gras began as far back as the Middle Ages in Europe, it appears that the first "city/town" (rather than individual) celebration in what is now the United States took place in 1703 in what is now Mobile, Alabama. Back then, it was a French settlement called Fort Louis de la Mobile, which had been established by French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville and his brother, Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville. Bienville later established New Orleans in 1718.
Mardi Gras is also celebrated in many other areas, including Biloxi, Mississsipi, whose first official parade took place in 1908.
Yes. Although Mardi Gras began as far back as the Middle Ages in Europe, it appears that the first "city/town" (rather than individual) celebration in what is now the United States took place in 1703 in what is now Mobile, Alabama. Back then, it was a French settlement called Fort Louis de la Mobile, which had been established by French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville and his brother, Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville. Bienville later established New Orleans in 1718.
Mardi Gras is also celebrated in many other areas, including Biloxi, Mississsipi, whose first official parade took place in 1908.