On average, over one million tourists enter the city in the final days before Mardi Gras, more than three times the city’s 2024 population of 357,767. The increase in people has an undeniable ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Under a clear blue sky, the Mardi Gras Indians took to the streets near A.L. Davis Park on Sunday (March 16), showing off the results of a year’s worth of meticulous hand ...

It was the couple’s first time seeing Black Masking Indians in person on Mardi Gras. “It’s always been a part of my culture, but my parents never brought me out here,” Henry said.

For Second Chief Ghost of the Black Mohawks Mardi Gras Indians, Super Sunday is more than just a showcase — it’s a reminder of why the Black Masking Indians remain in their own communities.

Mardi Gras Indians are particularly noted for their hand-sewn costumes, some of which take an entire year to create and can cost thousands of dollars and weigh as much as 150 pounds — and are ...

The organization, or “krewe,” was founded in 1909 to combat segregation across the holiday. The Mardi Gras Indians tiktok-6995626268280638725 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Saint Joseph's Night is a cultural and spiritual celebration observed in New Orleans, primarily by the Mardi Gras Indians, on the evening of March 19, the feast day of Saint Joseph.

The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation is expanding its assistance programs to masking Mardi Gras Indians through the Big Chief Bo Dollis Memorial Fund. Masking Indian is an ...

The late, highly respected Mardi Gras Indian Council Chief of Chiefs Robert “Robee” Lee said there were Indians out on the St. Joseph's holiday when he started masking in 1929.

Historians at the Louisiana State Museum say Mardi Gras first arrived on U.S. soil in 1699, when French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville celebrated and his men landed 60 miles south ...

On Mardi Gras morning, a crowd gathered outside a brick building near St. Philip and North Johnson streets in Treme, waiting for Big Chief Shaka Zulu of the Golden Feather Hunters.

The origins of the Mardi Gras Indians remain unclear, with some accounts tracing their roots back to the late 1800s. Their elaborate suits pay homage to African and Native American heritage, each ...