Members of the Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indian tribe parade during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 29. But in 2020, the world came to a halt.

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 ...

Cheering, chanting and largely optimistic members of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian community filled the City Council chamber Wednesday night at a meeting intended to bring closure to a decade-old ...

For Mardi Gras Indians, that meant donning Native American-inspired suits and taking to the inner-city streets to go find other tribes to compete against through song, dance, charisma and aesthetics.

No one can say for sure how many Mardi Gras Indian tribes there are in New Orleans. That’s always been an open question. There might be two dozen tribes, 40 tribes, or more—some with dozens of ...

Mardi Gras Indians bring colorful history to New Orleans 01:30. Noted jazz saxophonist Donald Harrison is the Big Chief of Congo Nation. He spends about a year creating his elaborate suit for ...

The Mardi Gras Indians hit the streets of New Orleans Tuesday morning for a day of cultural immersion and rebirth, carrying on centuries-old Carnival custom. Skip to content WGNO ...

Festivities, organized by the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council and non-profit R.E.A.L., will begin at 11 a.m., at A.L. Davis Park on Washington Avenue and LaSalle Street. The parade will start ...

The tribes came out in neighborhoods across the city on Tuesday, Feb. 13 in handcrafted, beaded and feathered suits dawning every color of the rainbow. ... New Orleans 87 ° Sponsored By. Toggle ...

Second Queen, Veronica Henry, of the Golden Blades Mardi Gras Indians, center, makes her way through the streets during Super Sunday near A.L. Davis Park in New Orleans on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

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Big Chief Monk Boudreaux in his New Orleans home on Feb. 20 preparing for Fat Tuesday and the Grammy awards. Associated Press photo. This time of year, there’s really only one place you’ll find Big ...