10 pm tonight! Big Freedia is famed for her music and twerking; her life story and anti-gun activism are less well known. She was shot in 2004, her brother
Big Freedia performs with DJ Mannie Fresh as crowds enjoy the inaugural Shorty Gras at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. The festival began with the end of the Krewe of Freret parade, with local acts DJ Mannie Fresh, Boyfriend with members of the Revivalists, Soul Rebels, Sweet Crude and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue performing.
PHOTO BY SHAWN FINK