Mardi Gras: Chronicles of the New Orleans Carnival

by Errol Laborde and Peggy Laborde

This extravagantly illustrated volume from a well-respected New Orleans expert covers such topics as the place of the old-line krewes in the evolution of Mardi Gras, women's groups, flambeaux, the Carnival foods, and more. Even with its loyalty to tradition, Carnival in New Orleans has changed dramatically since the 1980s. Terms such as Lundi Gras, Muses, Krewe d'Etat, and Orpheus are now part of the lexicon, while krewe names such as Venus, Mecca,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455617644
• ISBN13: 9781455617647
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 11.2"