Sarah Freeman and Paul Sullivan with the Mississippi School of Folk Art decorated Freeman’s house on Linton Avenue. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

A skeleton krewe decorated one house on Main Street. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

A house on Canal Street used colored beads as a subtle fence decoration. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

The balcony in front of Pearl Street Pasta was decorated for Mardi Gras. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

A State Street house is decorated exuberantly with purple, green and gold decorations. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)

A state street house is covered with Mardi Gras beads. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)