Big Chief
Tyrone Casby
More than 50 years masking; educator and organizer of West Bank Super Sunday.
Oddusee · New Orleans
The Mohawk Hunters are the best-known Mardi Gras Indian gang on the West Bank, based in Algiers and led by Big Chief Tyrone Casby, who has masked for more than 50 years and was principal of L.B. Landry-O.P. Walker High School. Casby organizes the West Bank Super Sunday ("West Fest") each spring, which parades from Landry-Walker High School to McDonogh Playground in Algiers. Neighborhood: Algiers (Westbank) Comes out: Mardi Gras morning in Algiers on the West Bank.
The Council
Every name here carries the tribe — the council that leads the gang out, and the members who sew and mask. Council first, then the gang.
Council · The Tribe Comes Out Behind Them
Big Chief
More than 50 years masking; educator and organizer of West Bank Super Sunday.
Masking Days · When This Tribe Comes Out