Pegasus
By Arthur Hardy

Born of the blood of Medusa, the white winged horse of Greek mythology is the name of this New Orleans-based krewe founded in 1956. The club’s slogan has deep meaning for its members – “Neither rain, nor cold, nor strike, nor hurricane’s might.” In 1965 Hurricane Betsy wiped out the krewe’s costumes; its first parade in 1966 rolled in deluge; and one of Pegasus’ first balls was held in 15-degree weather. Pegasus became the first to skirt the 1979 police strike by rescheduling its parade in suburbia.