NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Finding Black Masking Indians, often called Mardi Gras Indians, on Fat Tuesday can be challenging. They don’t typically announce their locations or schedules; even when they ...

Many white krewes chose not to participate in the celebration as a result. In 1949, thousands of Mardi Gras ... Black folks were banned from celebrating the holiday, they started to wear masks ...

Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans took ...

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The “Hiding Behind the Mask: The Faces of Bullying” Mardi Gras Masquerade & Sneaker Ball will be held Feb. 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Sheriff’s Safety Town (8910 Jewella Ave. in Shreveport). The event ...

Brobson Lutz Jr. is one of those prominent Southern white men who once made a public appearance in blackface. It was at a big Mardi Gras parade years ago, and he knows there is photographic evidence.

largely hewing to divides between black and white, suburbanite and city-dweller, old money and new. But Mardi Gras is also about a radical suspension of seriousness. It was in that spirit that ...

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Guests are encouraged to buy tickets early, and to embrace the festive spirit by adorning themselves in their finest masquerade masks and Mardi Gras attire.