December 9, 2025 NEW ORLEANS: In this 2025 film based on newly discovered footage from 2004, artist George Rodrigue and his wife Wendy share a 5-day Carnival adventure in New Orleans with friends, including Mardi Gras Day on the Blue Dog float.
Filmed by Douglas Magnus, 2004
Compiled and Edited by Kyle Maier, 2025
Brought to you by the George Rodrigue Life & Legacy Foundation with Wendy Rodrigue as part of “Rodrigue’s Mardi Gras Colors,” an exhibition of 35 paintings at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama, December 16, 2025 – March 14, 2026. Learn more- rodriguelegacy.org
Featuring…
George & Wendy Rodrigue and Friends
Krewe of Argus
Krewe of Zulu
Krewe of Endymion
Galatoire’s Restaurant
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
And the Mississippi River Camp of Louisiana Chief Justice Edward Dufresne, Jr.
This film is copyright Douglas Magnus.