The 28th annual Mystic Krewe of Barkus went “Bark to the Future” with an 1980s themed walking parade from Louis Armstrong Park to the French Quarter in New Orleans Sunday, February 16, 2020. Barkus was created in 1992 at a meeting of the Margaret Orr (WDSU-TV Weather Anchor) Fan Club held at Good Friends Bar. Photo by Matthew Hinton

PHOTOS: Bark to the Future: Barkus throws back to the 80’s

by Matthew Hinton | February 18, 2020

The 28th annual Mystic Krewe of Barkus went “Bark to the Future: Barkus returns to the 80s” with an 1980s themed walking parade from Louis Armstrong Park to the French Quarter in New Orleans Sunday, February 16, 2020. Barkus was created in 1992 at a meeting of the Margaret Orr (WDSU-TV Weather Anchor) Fan Club held at Good Friends Bar.

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Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.

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