Arthur Hardy is a nationally recognized authority on Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This fifth-generation New Orleanian has been seen on local television in New Orleans since 1987.

Since 1977, his award-winning "Mardi Gras Guide" magazine has sold nearly 2 million copies to subscribers in all 50 states and 27 foreign countries.

He has appeared in several documentaries on Mardi Gras produced by The Travel Channel, The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. He is a member of the Mayor's Mardi Gras Advisory Committee and is a popular guest speaker at conventions. Arthur has played a key role in many special Mardi Gras events, including the University of New Orleans' annual Mardi Gras Symposium and the opening of the Jefferson Parish Mardi Gras Museum in Kenner.

He attended Warren Easton High School and went on to receive a degree in music education from Loyola University in 1970. He taught instrumental music at Beauregard and Fredericks junior high schools from 1970-73. He spent the next 17 years at Brother Martin High School, where he served as the director of bands and as the fine arts department chairman.

From 1978 to 1980, he was the state president of the 1,000-member Louisiana Music Educators' Association.

He lives in Metairie with his wife, Susan, and their two children. He continues to serve WDSU NewsChannel 6 and the New Orleans community as one of the foremost experts on the city's largest annual event.