Resources: Podcast Interview with Ancelet, Story collections, articles, Historic New Orleans Foundation <a href="https://www.hnoc.org/">https://www.hnoc.org/</a>Work by<a href="https://www.cavalierhousebooks.com/book/9781946160911?origin=louisiana-book-festival-2023/adult-non-fiction"> Barry Jean Ancelet</a> <a href="https://www.history.com/news/first-mardi-gras-mobile-alabama-new-orleans">https://www.history.com/news/first-mardi-gras-mobile-alabama-new-orleans</a>NOLA Mardi Gras History<a href="https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/">https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/</a>Mobile Mardi Gras History<a href="https://alabamashortstories.com/joe-cain-and-the-mobile-mardi-gras/">https://alabamashortstories.com/joe-cain-and-the-mobile-mardi-gras/</a>Podcast Mardi Gras Beyond the Beads<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7FDOXSTV9HTQtURhFe0qxo">https://open.spotify.com/show/7FDOXSTV9HTQtURhFe0qxo</a><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Carnivals_of_the_World.html?id=mFLpRwAACAAJ">https://books.google.com/books/about/Carnivals_of_the_World.html?id=mFLpRwAACAAJ</a>Trinidad Customs<a href="https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html">https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html</a><a href="https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html">https://www.ncctt.org/new/index.php/carnival-history/history-of-carnival.html</a>The whole Ash Thing<a href="https://www.shcathedral.org/03/why-does-lent-begin-on-a-wednesday-and-what-do-the-ashes-signify/">https://www.shcathedral.org/03/why-does-lent-begin-on-a-wednesday-and-what-do-the-ashes-signify/</a><a href="http://ww1.antiochian.org/content/orthodox-ash-wednesday">http://ww1.antiochian.org/content/orthodox-ash-wednesday</a>

Moshpit with a Mission

A look at tales of the strange, fantastical, and macabre in the bayou state. The stories of Louisiana deserve a story all their own. You can reach out at www.outlandishparish.com on Instagram @outlandishparish and on Facebook in the Outlandish Parish group page. 