I’m not certain that wisdom comes with age, but perspective does — the ability to lend some context to events and trends. So when asked to comment on the “state of Mardi Gras,” I take the long view — ...

Carnival history has been made in the final year of several decades, starting in 1699 when the French Canadian explorer Iberville christened Point du Mardi Gras on a dot of land on the Mississippi ...

One of the very few official things about Carnival is the colors — purple, green and gold. Rex introduced them in 1872 in advance of his first parade. In a royal edict, Rex encouraged citizens along ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The foremost Mardi Gras historian adds his knowledge, personality and signature bow tie to FOX 8's already powerful line-up of homegrown talent. Arthur Hardy will be joining FOX 8 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Certain names will forever be connected to Mardi Gras and Carnival in New Orleans. The late Blaine Kern Sr. and Ed Muniz are among them. Then there’s Arthur Hardy, who arguably ...

As we head into another carnival season, Susan Larson talks with author and Mardi Gras aficionado, Arthur Hardy, about books on Mardi Gras in part one of a special Carnival edition of The Reading List ...

For instance: Is Mardi Gras in trouble because Jefferson Parish lost four parades this year? Not if you know that 72 krewes have stopped parading since 1977, only to have been replaced by clubs that ...

As we head into another carnival season, Susan Larson talks with author and Mardi Gras aficionado, Arthur Hardy, about books on Mardi Gras in part two of a special Carnival edition of The Reading List ...