The Krewe of Cleopatra, seen here in their 2013 parade, is one of several groups rolling this weekend. (The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune archive) All this week and next ...
When my mother and her friends hosted afternoon teas, coffee parties and bridal showers, she often drafted me to help make what seemed like hundreds of finger sandwiches. ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES ...