The North Side Skull & Bone Gang

Past the crowds and balconies of Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras Day has started the same way since 1819, with a neighborhood tradition as unexpected as the city itself.

Meta Diversity - Young members of The North Side Skull and Bone Gang rest in a church doorway during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano

I Love Produce joins with New Orleans' Skull & Bone Gang at IFPA's Global Produce and Floral Show

It's Mardi Gras morning, y'all': Skull and Bones Gang wakes up Treme on Fat Tuesday

North Side Skull and Bone Gang

New Orleans Original Skull and Bone Gang - the North Side Skeletons

The North Side Skull and Bone Gang kicks off Mardi Gras Day

Northside Skull and Bones joined the band during Drums. they originated in the Treme' neighborhood though their roots are definitely in Africa. Mardis Gras morning at day break they come out and

New generation of North Side Skull and Bone Gang keeps 200-year Mardi Gras tradition alive in Treme, Entertainment/Life

North Side Skull and Bone Gang

2 Northside Skull and Bone Gang at St Augustine Church (source: S.