“He did a lot of projects,” Chief Derrick Hulin of the Golden Blades declares of Wildman Ivory Holmes’ eagerness on many creative fronts. “As a wildman, he was tough, tough—he talked plenty of trash. As a person he was probably one of the sweetest guys you ever would want to meet.” Ivory Holmes died on July 14, 2018 at the age of 63.

Since 2010, Holmes held the position of Wildman with the Golden Blade Mardi Gras Indian...