The Mayor of Mardi Gras: A Memoir

By Gregory L Fischer

New Orleans Mardi Gras parades date back to 1857. Many people attend Mardi Gras. Fewer people participate as members of a krewe, and still fewer work year-round as artists and float builders. My cousin McKinley "Mackie" J. Cantrell, III was one of the artists and builders who work

• Language: English
• Publisher: Make It Write Publishing
• Release date: Jun 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798985925012

Gregory L Fischer

Gregory L. Fischer is a former Editor-In-Chief of the Gonzales Weekly Citizen, The Donaldsonville Chief, and the Plaquemine Post-South newspapers in Louisiana and contributor to The Times-Picayune in New Orleans. He is the author of The Mayor of Mardi Gras: A Memoir. He holds bachelor degrees in Creative Writing and Journalism from LSU. He attended graduate school for Professional Writing at Southeastern Louisiana University, where he served as Editor-In-Chief of the Gambit Creative Writing Journal for Students. He is certified in professional copy editing from New York University's School of Professional Studies and is the owner of Make It Write, a publishing services company in Baton Rouge, where he resides with his wife and stepchildren.

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