Life and Death in the Big Easy (307 images)

• 00a_I'm_coming_Out_20...JPG Southern Decadence, 2010

• 00a_I'm coming_Out_20...JPG Spyboy Alphonse Feliciana of the Golden Blades...

• 00_birds_of_a_feather...JPG Southern Decadence Parade, French Quarter 2007

• 00_birds_of_a_feather...JPG Zulu parade, Treme, 2015

• 01_Over_the_Rainbow_2...JPG Southern Decadence parade, 2001

• 01_Over_the_Rainbow_2...JPG Mother's Day in Treme, 2005

• 02_Green_Day_2004.JPG St. Patrick's Day, Irish Channel, 2004

• 02_Green_Day_Super_Su...JPG Mardi Gras Indian on Super Sunday, 2004

• 03_Green_Day_2005.JPG National Guardsman during post-Katrina fires, 2005

• 03_Green_Day_2008.JPG Lady Buckjumpers Social Aid and Pleasure Club...

• 04a_Orange_ya_glad_to...JPG Mystic Krewe of St. Anne parade, 2003

• 04a_Orange_ya_glad_to...JPG Divine Ladies Social Aid and Pleasure Club...

• 04_Guardians_of_the_F...JPG Brennan's Bananas Foster, 2005

• 04_Guardians_of_the_F...JPG Flambeaux carrier, 2008

• 04_Guardians_of_the_F...JPG Lutcher bonfires, Christmas Eve, 2012

• 05_Blue boys_2002.JPG Southern Decadence parade, 2002

• 05_blue_boys_2003.JPG Zulu rider, 2003

• 05_blue_boys__2006.JPG Mardi Gras Day, 2006

• 05_blue_boys_2006.JPG Thoth rider, 2006

• 06_Patriot_Act_2003.JPG Veterans Don Lassere and Stanley DiGiovanni at...

• 06_Patriot_Act_2006.JPG Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief "Lil" Walter Cook...

• 07_Put_on_your_Red_Dr...JPG Pentecost celebration at Bethany Pentecostal...

• 07_Red_Put_on_Your_Re...JPG Red Dress Run, 2013

• 08_Back_in_Black_ 200...JPG Women parade in Krewe of Allah parade in...

• 08_Back_in_Black_2010.JPG Women parade in Secondline for HBO show Treme,...

• 09_Golden_Boys_017.JPG Saints fans, 2004

• 09_Golden_Boys_2005.JPG Arthur Jones and Wyatt Diaz graduate top of...

• 09_Golden_Boys__2006_.JPG Mardi Gras Indians in Lower Ninth Ward, 2006

• 100_The_Heat_is_On_20...JPG Young woman in Treme watch the police go by, 2005

• 100_the_heat_is_on_20...JPG Transgender woman talks to police at Gay Easter...

• 101A_Arrested_Develop...JPG Man is arrested at Uptown parade, 2004

• 101A_Arrested_Develop...JPG Man is arrested at parade Downtown, 2011

• 101_Bad_Boys_2004.JPG A man goes to Central Lockup, 2004

• 101_Bad_Boys_2006.JPG A tourist parties on Bourbon Street, 2006.

• 102_Lead_Us_Not_Into_...JPG A woman dancing in the window of Temptations on...

• 102_Lead_Us_Not_Into_...JPG A woman looks through window as police make an...

• 103_Curbed__2007.JPG A murder victim lies on the ground in the Lower...

• 103_Curbed_2007.JPG A man is arrested in the French Quarter, 2007

• 103_Curbed_2009.JPG A drunk man lies on the ground in the French...

• 104_Fallen_Angels_200...JPG Parade-goers tend to two women shot during the...

• 104_Fallen_Angels_200...JPG Protesters and journalists tend to protester...

• 105_Crossing_Over_200...JPG A grave digger at Holt Cemetery, 2003

• 105_Crossing_Over_200...JPG Artists Jeffrey Holmes and Andrea Garland...

• 106_I_Shall_Not_Be_Mo...JPG Metairie Cemetery, 2004

• 106_I_Shall_Not_Be_Mo...JPG Holt Cemetery, 2008

• 107_House_of_God_2011.JPG St. Louis Cathedral, 2011

• 107_House_of_God_2014.JPG Greater Full Gospel Church in Central City, 2014

• 108_Grave_concerns_20...JPG Tending the family tomb at St. Louis No. 2...

• 108_Grave_concerns_20...JPG Tending the family grave in Holt Cemetery, 2014

• 109_A_Closer_Walk_Wit...JPG Jazz funeral for musician Harold Dejan, 2002

• 109_A_Closer_Walk_Wit...JPG Funeral for oil tycoon Patrick Taylor, 2004

• 109b_The_Horsemen_Com...JPG Buffalo Soldiers and friends ride horses at...

• 109b_The_Horsemen_Com...JPG NOPD mounted police for Archbishop Hannan's...

• 10_Tending_the_Flock_...JPG Little Bo Peep, Southern Decadence, French...

• 10_Tending_the_Flock_...JPG Archbishop Alfred Hughes, St. Joseph's Day at...

• 110b_Life_me_up_2007_.JPG Mourners carry the casket of Hot 8 Brass Band...

• 110b_Lift_me_up_2010.JPG Musicians follow hearse during funeral for...

• 110_Stand_by_Me_2010.JPG Funeral for slain rapper Magnolia Shorty,...

• 110_Stand_By_Me_2011.JPG Funeral for Archbishop Philip Hannan, French...

• 111_A_Closer_walk_wit...JPG Musicians follow hearse for slain filmmaker...

• 111_a_closer_walk_wit...JPG Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and other Mardi Gras...

• 112_Swing_Low_Sweet_C...JPG Krewe of Barkus parade, 2013

• 112_Swing_Low_Sweet_C...JPG Funeral in Treme, 2014

• 113a_Walk_with_me_201...JPG Mourners follow hearse in funeral for Darnell...

• 113_Walk_with_Me_2014.JPG Mourners follow hearse for Congresswoman Lindy...

• 115_no_woman_no_cry_2...JPG A young woman weeps at a murder scene in...

• 115_no_woman_no_cry_2...JPG A woman collapses at murder scene in 7th Ward,...

• 116_Sign_One's_Death_...JPG "You Will Die" graffiti at murder scene in...

• 116_Sign_one's-Death_...JPG "Kill Cops" graffiti on stop sign at murder...

• 117_Mourning_Embrace_...JPG Mourners hug at funeral of Helen Hill, 2007

• 117_Mourning_Embrace_...JPG Lance Madison, whose brother Ronald Madison was...

• 118_Mourning_Embrace_...JPG Two men embrace at the scene of murder victim...

• 118_Mourning_Embrace_...JPG Two women embrace near a murder scene in...

• 119_Candle_in_the_Win...JPG Vigil for three employees killed at the...

• 119_Candle_in_the_Win...JPG A woman sings at a vigil for murder victim...

• 11_Pretty_in_Pink_201...JPG Black Men of Labor Secondline, 2010

• 11_Pretty_in_Pink_201...JPG The Pussyfooters dance and march group, 2013

• 120_when_the_saints_g...JPG Big Chief Allison "Tootie" Montana funeral, 2005

• 120_when_the_Saints_g...JPG Jazz Funeral for Helen Hill, 2007

• 121_When_the_Saints_g...JPG Dinneral Shavers (56 on jersey), drummer for...

• 121_When_the_Saints_G...JPG Hot 8 Brass Band drummer Dinerral Shavers'...

• 122_Let_Me_Down_Easy_...JPG Funeral for Congresswoman Lindy Boggs in St....

• 122_Let_Me_Down_Easy_...JPG Funeral in Holt Cemetery, 2014

• 123_Like_a_child_Agai...JPG Jazz funeral for Helen Hill, 2007

• 123_Like_A_child_Agai...JPG Jazz Funeral for Treme Brass Band bass drummer...

• 124_Cutting_Loose_201...JPG Uncle Lionel Batiste jazz funeral, 2012

• 124_Cutting_Loose_201...JPG Lindy Boggs funeral, 2013.

• 125_Larger_than_life_...JPG A mannequin of the late R&B singer Ernie K-Doe...

• 125_Larger_than_Life_...JPG Socialite Mickey Easterling sitting up at her...

• 126_Won't_bow_down_20...JPG Nine-year-old-Terrence DeJean waits for a...

• 126_won't_bow_down201...JPG Mardi Gras Indians at Uncle Lionel Batiste jazz...

• 127_I'll_be_Back__200...JPG Wild Man Mardi Gras Indian suit left in 7th...

• 127_I'll_be_Back__201...JPG Zulu member on Jackson Avenue on Mardi Gras, 2013

• 128_I'll_Be_Back_2005.JPG Jesus statue with oil line after Katrina,...

• 128_Ill_Be_Back_2015_.JPG Back on St. Louis Cathedral, 2015

• 129_Prayer_for_the_dy...JPG A memorial funeral procession for the Lower...

• 129_Prayer_for_the_Dy...JPG A memorial jazz funeral for deceased customer...

• 12_Sunday_Best_2001.JPG Calliope Highsteppers Social Aid and Pleasure...

• 12_Sunday_Best_2002.JPG Macedonia Baptist Church on the occasion of the...

• 130_I'll_Fly_Away_Bo_...JPG Gerard "Bo Jr." Dollis and his mother Laurita...