Learn the history & origin of Mardi Gras from Arthur Hardy, the world's foremost authority on Mardi Gras. Insider Tours offers vacation packages featuring all the BEST that Mardi Gras 2025 has to offer! Parade tickets, Bourbon St. Balcony Party, ghost tour, swamp tour, plantation tour, beads, gu Arthur Hardy’sMardi Gras Guide. 21 st Annual Edition, 1997. Arthur Hardy’sMardi Gras Guide. 22 nd Annual Edition, 1998. Arthur Hardy’sMardi Gras Guide. 23 rd Annual Edition, 1999. Arthur Hardy’sMardi Gras Guide. 24 th Annual Edition, 2000. Arthur Hardy’sMardi Gras Guide. 25 th Annual Edition, 2001. History of Mardi Gras By Arthur Hardy "It took the city of New Orleans to transform the centuries-old celebration of Mardi Gras into America's Greatest Party." The celebration of Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris, where it had been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In 1699, French explorer Iberville and his men explored the Mississippi Mardi Gras; Arthur Hardy - Mardi Gras Guide; Movies/TV; Music; Society; Where NOLA Eats; Your Best Life; Games; Carnival season is the time to celebrate history, culture, king cake, excess Written for the casual Carnival observer as well as the veteran Mardi Gras fan, "Mardi Gras in New Orleans: An Illustrated History" is a concise and comprehensive pictorial account of the celebration. Mardi Gras in New Orleans: An Illustrated History: 2nd ed Hardcover – January 1, 2003 by Arthur Hardy (Author) 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 10 ratings Mardi Gras historian Arthur Hardy. Learn more about Mardi Gras at Celebrate Black History Month in New Orleans; Jan 24, 2025. Six Ways to Celebrate the Big Game; Arthur Hardy is to Mardi Gras like red beans are to rice and fleur de lis are to the Saints. The ubiquitous Mardi Gras Guide can be found all over town during Carnival season. A fifth generation New Orleanian, Hardy has been featured in magazines, books, radio and TV, including the Today Show and National [] Written for the casual Carnival observer as well as the veteran Mardi Gras fan, Mardi Gras in New Orleans: An Illustrated History is a concise and comprehensive pictorial account of the celebration from ancient times in Europe to post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. With more than 350 vintage and contemporary illustrations and 60,000 words of text. It is the ultimate resource on the celebration Mardi Gras Expert – Arthur Hardy . In this episode, I talk with Arthur Hardy, the founder and publisher of Arthur Hardy’s annual Mardi Gras Guide. Arthur’s guide is THE resource for Mardi Gras. It contains everything you need to help you enjoy the Carnival season, including parade maps, history, insider tips and more. Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide. 6,662 likes · 47 talking about this. Most of the current media coverage about the history of snow in New Orleans seems to have To uncover the fascinating world of Mardi Gras masks, we spoke with third-generation float masker Jonathan Bertucceli and Arthur Hardy, the mastermind behind the award-winning Mardi Gras Guide Judge Arthur Hardy, founder of the Mardi Gras Guide, acknowledges the crowd during the 52nd annual Greasing of the Poles at the Royal Sonesta on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Arthur Hardy, the man behind Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide, poses for a photo in the studio of The New Orleans Advocate in New Orleans, La., Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. The third edition of Arthur Hardy's MARDI GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY includes more than 350 vintage and current illustrations and 60,000 words of text. This updated edition includes a chapter on Katrina, and the expanded reference section contains information on hundreds of krewes, from 1857 through the 2007 season. “Mardi Gras, A Celebration” (1981) by New Orleans Magazine editor Errol Laborde is the best illustrated history of Carnival of its day, featuring rich color photography by Mitchel Osborne and The Arthur Hardy Mardi Gras Guide is here! Nobody covers Carnival quite like Arthur. The 49th edition covers everything this Carnival season. Pick up your copy today at hundreds of locations around south Louisiana or order here! Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide 2025 (Each) GUIDE2025 Default Title - Coming Soon Regular price $7.99 Quantity Add to Cart A local celebrity himself, appearing on WDSU as their resident Mardi Gras guide and inside source for the Parade Tracker app, Hardy had a brush with an A-lister when Sandra Bullock contacted him in 2007* about donating money to Warren Easton Charter High School (Hardy is on the board at the school). The History and Tradition of Mardi Gras. Most of these dates and historical data have been verified by articles, references from saved clippings and articles from the old Creole newspaper, " The bee ", Times-Picayune archives, references sources at Tulane University, "The Lords of Misrule" by James Gill, University of Mississippi Press, "Mardi Gras Indians", " Negro Soldiers: In the Battle of
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