Downtown Mardi Gras: New Carnival Practices in Post-Katrina New Orleans

by Frank de Caro, Robin Roberts, Leslie A. Wade

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding region in 2005, the city debated whether to press on with Mardi Gras or cancel the parades. Ultimately, they decided to proceed. New Orleans's recovery certainly has resulted from a complex of factors, but the city's unique cultural life--perhaps its greatest capital--has been instrumental in bringing the city back from the brink of extinction.

Voicing a civic fervor, local...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496823788
• ISBN13: 9781496823786
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"