Mardi Gras Indians  Home-grown and spirit-raised   See article
Readers' comments    The fate of the Mardi Gras Indian parades -
like so much else that is unique about New Orleans - was
uncertain after Katrina. It's heartwarming to know that it has
survived and prospered.  Thanks for this excellent article,
well-written by someone who clearly appreciates the culture of
New Orleans. For those of you who've never visited the Crescent
City, do yourself a favor and go. There's so much more than
Bourbon Street!   Pretty funny that it's A-OK for blacks to
parade around in stereotypical Indian costumes that aren't even
historically accurate. God knows what would happen if some other
race decided to have a minstrel show parade in blackface.
Secondly, I like how the author insinuates that racism is the
underlying reason that the police have historically looked down
on these events even though the author had already written about
how the parades are/were comprised of "gangs" which would
historically do battle in the s