NEW ORLEANS -- The woman stood on the French Quarter street, a spiked cafe au lait in one hand, feathered Mardi Gras mask in the other, listening to the solo trumpeter blowing an old blues number ...

In New Orleans, some African Americans mask in elaborate beaded and feathered Mardi Gras Indian suits, roving the city to sing, dance, drum and perform.

In the quiet of the van, the feathered mask and the mismatched wig came off. But Mardi Gras wasn’t ready to let go. Truck floats still lined Claiborne Avenue, blocking the way home.

After Mardi Gras made its way to the United States, masked balls flourished under French rule in the late 1700s, but were later banned by the Spanish governors. The prohibition continued when New ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile Mask owner, editor and publisher Steve Joynt, who is also known as Mr. Mask, joined News 5’s Cherish Lombard Tuesday to discuss the upcoming Mardi Gras season on … ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — For the past 13 years, the Mobile Mask magazine has been the definitive Reveler’s Guide to Mardi Gras. Mr. Mask, Steve Joynt, has been the owner, editor, and publisher o… ...

In New Orleans, some African Americans mask in elaborate beaded and feathered Mardi Gras Indian suits, roving the city to sing, dance, drum and perform. The tradition, a central part of the Black ...