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February in New Orleans is a time for celebration and community. For many Mardi Gras parade-goers, gazing up at the masked float-riders can be an experience both awe-worthy and full of envy. How much fun they must be having, throwing beads, trinkets, and toys to massive crowds vying for their attention. Author Gary Sernovitz, writing in the Wall St. Journal, said of float-riding, "For the first time in my life, I was Santa Claus every five...

Mardi Gras 2020 is here and this past weekend was proof, filled with parades, balls and events from uptown to downtown. One of the most talked about events of the weekend was held Saturday night at Mardi Gras World as The Krewe of Freret and Trombone Shorty hosted the first Shorty Gras Ball. While the doors opened at 4pm, the show began at 5 with Chief Monk Boudreaux and the band Sweet Crude who followed. Folks came dressed in their most...

Looking for the perfect family getaway? Come on down to Family Gras, located at Clearview Shopping Center on 4436 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie, just ten minutes from downtown New Orleans! A FREE three-day festival drawing crowds of over 80,000, the event will take place between February 14th and 16th of this month. Brian Wilson, The Marshall Tucker Band, and a family tribute to Ricky Nelson will headline Family Gras...

In 2010, Haiti was reeling from the earthquake, political unrest, and a cholera epidemic. That year, a group of musicians living there formed Lakou Mizik. This multi-generational collective is working to preserve Hatian music traditions at the same time as they are updating the sound by incorporating modern dance hall beats. Some of their musicians grew up in the catholic church, and bring that influence into their songwriting, while...