Keith Kaiser helps St. Gabriel heat things up before the kickoff to Fish Fry season.
Keith Kaiser spices up the morning at Lou Lou Food & Drink for Fat Tuesday.
During the Lenten season, churches and organizations across the country fire up their fryers and shower the community in fried fish.
Christians around the world attended church services Wednesday in commemoration of Ash Wednesday, the day that marks the beginning of the Lenten season.
As part of Ash Wednesday observance, Christians place ashes on their foreheads to remind them of their mortality.
Instead of smearing ashes in the form of a cross, leaders sprinkled ashes on top of heads.
Ashes will not be placed on a person's forehead.
Several precautions have been put in place, including not placing ashes on a person's forehead this year.
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent which lasts for nearly six weeks leading up to Easter Sunday.