Every year, Black residents of New Orleans don stunning, handmade suits on Mardi Gras day that are sewn in secret for the ...
The Mardi Gras Indians, or Black Masking Indians, have been around since the 1800s. Members spend months painstakingly ...
Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...
Once a year, New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood comes alive in a rainbow of intricately beaded costumes and feathers, paraded through the streets in a mesmerizing “strut.” In a city known for its ...
The stage was alive with the rhythmic throbbing of drums, ululations and frenetic dance. The performers had their faces ...