The collaboration proceeded with Hamilton introducing Fraser to members of the Masking Indian community. “I was pulled into ...

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Nance’s photography is about her spiritual realization that all African Americans are connected, in some way, to one another. In White Eagles/Black Indians of New Orleans, African Americans dress in ...

Summary "This book presents a provocatively new interpretation of one of New Orleans's most enigmatic traditions--the Mardi Gras Indians. By interpreting the tradition in an Atlantic context, Dewulf ...

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New Orleans committee reviews Mardi Gras safety and city violations, focusing on the NOPD's efforts to balance tradition and safety.

Starting Aug.18, customers will now have an option to hop on the new Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. This is a new, twice-daily intercity train service traveling between Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans.

The Mardi Gras Service, starting on Aug. 18, will connect New Orleans and Mobile, Ala., by train for the first time since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The Mardi Gras route through the Gulf Coast will be available in August. The rail will stop in New Orleans, Mississippi, and Alabama.