The Mayor of Mardi Gras

A Memoir

Gregory L Fischer

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English

Make It Write Publishing
01 March 2022

Non-graphic art forms; Individual artists, art monographs; Memoirs

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 worked full-time to bring Mardi Gras to life. A third-generation float builder, Mackie's grandfather began building floats during the Great Depression. By the mid-70s, Big Mac Cantrell had his own company, called McKinley J. Cantrell and Son and was captain of his own parade, the Krewe of Mardi Gras. Cantrell Floats lives on today, but Mackie died suddenly two days after Christmas in 2021. He was forty-seven. He was more of a brother to me, a mentor, who took me on to work with him for an entire year of Carnival preparation in 2011-12. This book is a telling of all my great memories of Mackie. It is a rare glimpse into New Orleans life from an artist's perspective. As Mackie would say, It's a true story, stab-ah.

By: Gregory L Fischer
Imprint: Make It Write Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 108mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 86g
ISBN: 9780578381794
ISBN 10: 0578381796
Pages: 102
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Greg Fischer is the former Editor-In-Chief of the Weekly Citizen in Gonzales, Louisiana, The Chief in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and the Post-South in Plaquemine, Louisiana, and contributor to The Times-Picayune newspaper in New Orleans, Louisiana. He holds bachelor degrees in Creative Writing and Journalism from Louisiana State University. 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 currently the owner of Make It Write, a publishing services company in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he resides with his wife and stepchildren.

Reviews for The Mayor of Mardi Gras: A Memoir

Fischer, his cousin, tells Cantrell's story and recounts the history of the family business but focuses in on his own memories of this generous man . . . The information about Cantrell is consistently engaging, as is the author's account of the business side of the celebration of Mardi Gras. - Kirkus Reviews It is rich in human emotion, brilliantly capturing the sense of loss while paying tribute to a man that lived with purpose. This book is a wonderful memoir with a fully drawn hero who will inspire creativity in readers. - The Book Commentary I didn't know Mackie, but I felt like I did through Gregory's storytelling . . . His presence will be felt every year during Mardi Gras. And Mackie will be close to those in spirit-never far from Gregory's thoughts. - Kam Brook, Reedsy Discovery