A: File your claim during your first week of total or partial unemployment. If you wait, you may lose benefits. You may not file for a week when you work four or more days or earn more than $425 gross pay between Monday and Sunday. You must wait until the next Monday to file, if you are still unemployed.
Mardi Gras History. The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe, passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons. From here, the traditional revelry of Boeuf Gras, or fatted calf, followed France to her colonies.
Mardi Gras on the Mainland. Mardi Gras on the Mainland begins early this year with activities starting on Saturday, Jan. 31. The Mainland Mardi Gras Fun Parade Run begins at 2 p.m. in Texas City.