Festivals/Fairs

GALLERY: Pretty Pretty! Mardi Gras Indians hit the streets for Westbank Super Sunday

The weather was gorgeous Sunday afternoon for the pageantry of the Black Masking Indians

Published on Monday, Apr 15th, 2019

After Downtown Super Sunday was cancelled and rescheduled to Mother’s Day due to weather, the sun shined bright for Westbank Super Sunday on April 14.

Here are photos from the pageantry:

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Mohawk Hunters Wildman Terrus Delair takes part in the Mardi Gras Indians West Bank Super Sunday in the Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans, La. Sunday, April 14, 2019. The Mohawk Hunters are an Algiers gang / tribe and often incorporate 15 symbols in their suits to signify the 15th Ward of New Orleans. Photo by Matthew Hinton

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