In April, word spread of a proposed new Carnival parade that would roll on the night of Jan. 5, a day before the start of the traditional Mardi Gras season. According to the anonymous captain ...

But for her tricentennial image, Mistretta took her best shot. A Mardi Gras mask figures in it, of course. So does St. Louis Cathedral, the historic church that is the focal point of the Vieux ...