His earliest memory was that of a Mardi Gras parade when he was five year's old, after the festival had returned to the streets after World War II.
Schindler's apprenticeship began in 1971 when he ran into Fischer by chance on Ash Wednesday and helped carry her groceries home.
This book outlines the history of Mardi Gras or Carnival in New Orleans and focuses on the Golden Age during the latter part of the 19th century.
He followed this publication with a series of books concentrating on the treasures of Mardi Gras, such as elaborate Carnival ball invitations and float design.
[6] Henri Schindler, along with his partner Paul Poché and close friend Jon Newlin, founded the Society of Saint Anne, a walking krewe that processes each Mardi Gras Day from the Bywater neighborhood through the French Quarter to Canal Street to watch the Rex Parade.