New Orleans
Mardi Gras Indians gather in the Treme neighborhood on Mardi Gras.
Here’s the backstory: the annual “tweeting of the courts,” helps bring the lowly public to the forefront of high society.
There’s no mistaking it: today, when New Orleanians think of marching bands, they’re picturing something very different than what the rest of the world does.
Just 24 hours ago, you were so alive! Now you’re in church, remembering your mortality and getting your ashes on Wednesday.
You made it through Mardi Gras! But now, you can barely move. Here’s what you need to know to get back to normal.
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It’s Mardi Gras mayhem from here on out, ladies and gents.
We’re in the home stretch! Parades, parades, parades!