Various Artists, Best of New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians (Mardi Gras Records)

Mardi Gras Records has put together some excellent compilations of New Orleans music. The company has great taste in the selection of material great taste in the selection of material, […]

The New Generation of Mardi Gras Indians: Do Clothes Make the Man?

The rain is pouring down in a grey deluge on a Saturday afternoon in February, pooling so quickly on Louisiana Avenue that the street is filling up with water, turning […]

Mardi Gras Indians’ Super Sunday Schedule

In Mardi Gras Indian lore, St. Joseph’s night was the only time other than Mardi Gras Day that the Mardi Gras Indians masked and walked through the streets in their […]

Mardi Gras Indians on Super Sunday: Photo Slideshow

While Mardi Gras Indians still mask and walk the streets when night falls on St. Joseph’s Day (see photos from Indians on this year’s St. Joseph’s night HERE), the big […]

St. Joseph’s Day Altars and Mardi Gras Indians at Night: Photo Slideshow

Traditionally, St. Joseph’s Day was the only day of the year other than Fat Tuesday on which the Mardi Gras Indians would don their suits and masks. Nowadays of course, […]

Mardi Gras Indians Convene on Super Sunday

With St. Joseph’s Day tomorrow, the Mardi Gras Indian Council will be hosting its annual Super Sunday festival and parade this Sunday, March 20 at A.L. Davis Park. The festival […]

Mardi Gras Indians Copyright Revisited

While New Orleans celebrated Fat Tuesday, New Hampshire Public Radio did its part by interviewing editor Alex Rawls about the Mardi Gras Indians’ efforts to copyright their suits. Here’s the […]

Mardi Gras Indians: New Times for New Suits

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