Lent

In the Bayou State, some things might be harder than others to let go of until Easter

The idea is that you take an item that you don't use or wear anymore. You do this every day during Lent. You pack everything into a bag and at the end of Lent, you donate the big bag of items to a local charity shop or to a homeless shelter.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and many people are giving something up or fasting. Here's a great to fast for the Lenten season.

If you were raised in Louisiana, the question, "did you get your ashes and what are you giving up for Lent?" is not at all strange to you. Nearly a third of the state's population is Catholic.

Maybe the Lord does have a sense of humor...

It’s the start of the Lenten season, so many people will be lining up to get their share of seafood over the next 6 weeks.

The Mardi Gras has come to close for another year and today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season.

Fat Tuesday has passed and Ash Wednesday, the day that most Catholics and some Christians give something up for the Lenten season. But does it have to be tough? Is it meant to cause guilt or anxiety?

Everyone knows that giving up anything for Lent is hard, much less chocolate! I'm not sure I could do it, but if I did, this is what I would look like!

Here we are, it's Fat Tuesday and everyone is happy go lucky having a great time celebrating the final day of Mardi Gras... but tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten season. But what is Lent and what exactly does it entail?

As we prepare to wrap up Mardi Gras, we begin to think about Lent and the Easter Season. Many Catholics will begin the Lenten Season with Ash Wednesday. Shreveport Diocese Bishop Michael Duca tells us this is a time when you can make sacrifices to help you renew your love for the Lord ...