This sunny, warm Saturday, the parades kicked into high gear with 5 parades rolling the Uptown route and 2 parades in the Marigny. We hit the daytime ones, the Krewes of Pontchartrain, Choctaw and Freret. The tractor-drawn Krewe of Pontchartrain (established 1975 and named for Lake Pontchartrain) allows anyone with the cash to roll with them – even if they’re here as a tourist! The Dance Connection led the way for other dance teams including Xtreme Voltage Dance Team, Dance Innovation and crowd favorite – the Muff-A-Lottas (all pictured below).
There were the Cajun Indians & Cowboys Riding Club, the Urban Cowboys Riding Club and even The Big Easy Rollergirls. Schools included Tulane Naval ROTC, Miller McCoy Academy, Kipp Central City Academy, Saint Katharine Drexel Prep, Gentilly Terrace Marching Jaguars and McDonogh City Park Academy.
The Krewe of Choctaw parade recently moved from the Westbank. Special attractions included Farhad Grotto Bug Patrol, The Nola Showgirls, Rhythm’s Dance Co., G. B. Twirling Dolls, Data’s Dance Dynamics and The Pickles. Schools included New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy, Edna Karr, Belle Chase High School, Tara High, ReNew Cultural Arts Academy, Sci Academy, Baker High School, L.H. Marrero Middle School, Harriet Tubman Charter School and South Plaquemines High School.
The Krewe of Freret rolled for the second year with Grand Marshall DancingMan504. The Krewe of Freret isn’t entirely new as they paraded for 40 years until the 1990’s and many members of the new Krewe are the children of the previous membership. Dancing was provided by the Sirens, Loyola Dance Team, Nola Nyxettes, Dancing Divas Twirling Darlings and the Exquisite Star Steppers.
Young Pinstripes Brass Band brought the funk, Dames de Perlage dazzled in their beaded corsets, El Lucha Krewe got everyone laughing with their faux wrestling and Kolossos put us through the looking glass with winged women and a pelican bike. Schools included Eleanor McMain, Mary D. Coghill Charter, Akili Academy and Benjamin Franklin Elementary.
Enjoy the photos!
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- heading to the parade
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- Pontchartrain parade begins
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- The Dance Connection
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- Tulane Naval ROTC
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- Miller McCoy Academy
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- Pontchartrain court
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- Cajun Indians & Cowboys Riding Club
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- Pontchartrain ex-queens
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- Kipp Central City Academy
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- Kipp Central City Academy,
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- Kipp Central City Academy.
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- Kipp Poms
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- Pontchartrain throws!
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- Xtreme Voltage Dance Team
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- Pontchartrain parade
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- Saint Katharine Drexel Prep
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- Pontchartrain float
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- Throw me somethin’, mister!
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- cowboys
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- Dance Innovation
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- Dance Innovation,
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- Pontchartrain riders
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- Gentilly Terrace
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- Gentilly Terrace Marching Jaguars
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- crab float
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- The Big Easy Rollergirls
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- The Big Easy Rollergirls,
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- The Big Easy Rollergirl
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- Pontchartrain clouds
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- McDonogh City Park Academy
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- McDonogh City Park Academy
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- McDonogh City Park
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- McDonogh
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- Muff-A-Lottas
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- Muff-A-Lottas,
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- cotton candy
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- Farhad Grotto Bug Patrol
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- Choctaw begins
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- New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy
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- Edna Karr
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- masked riders
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- Choctaw court
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- Wossman High School
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- Choctaw court,
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- Belle Chase High School
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- Belle Chase High School,
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- The Nola Showgirls
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- Choctaw
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- riding women
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- Choctaw throws!
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- Tara High
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- Tara High,
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- Choctaw!
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- Rhythm’s Dance Co.
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- Choctaw throw
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- darling donut
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- ReNew Cultural Arts Academy
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- ReNew Cultural Arts Academy,
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- Sci Academy
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- Choctaw parade
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- Baker High School
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- Baker High School,
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- Choctaw rolls
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- L.H. Marrero Middle School
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- G. B. Twirling Dolls
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- Choctaw floats
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- boxed in
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- G. B. Twirling Dolls,
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- G. B. Twirling Dolls.
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- Choctaw floats roll
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- Harriet Tubman Charter School
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- Harriet Tubman Charter School,
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- pink Choctaw float
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- South Plaquemines High School
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- Choctaw,
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- Data’s Dance Dynamics
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- The Pickles
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- Choctaw riders
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- Choctaw ends
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- bead jumprope
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- Krewe of Freret starts
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- Eleanor McMain
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- Eleanor McMain dancers
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- Eleanor McMain drummers
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- Grand Marshal DancingMan504
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- biker
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- King of Freret
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- Sirens
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- Sirens,
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- Young Pinstripes Brass Band
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- Mary D. Coghill Charter
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- Mary D. Coghill Charter dancers
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- Mary D. Coghill Charter flags
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- Freret floats
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- Akili Academy
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- Akili Academy,
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- Freret float
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- Benjamin Franklin Elementary
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- Benjamin Franklin Elementary,
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- Rock ’em Sock ’em
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- Dames de Perlage
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- Dames de Perlage,
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- cool corset
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- Loyola Dance Team
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- Nola Nyxettes
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- Nola Nyxettes,
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- Nola Nyxettes.
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- Dancing Divas Twirling Darlings
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- Dancing Divas Twirling Darlings,
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- El Lucha Krewe
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- El Lucha Krewe,
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- El Lucha wrestler
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- Krewe of Freret float
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- Crocker College Prep
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- Crocker College Prep drummer
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- displaying the throw
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- Kolossos
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- Kolossos wings
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- Exquisite Star Steppers
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- Exquisite Star Steppers,
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- Freret parade ends
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- ARC bead recycling bins
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- waiting on the night parades
L.A. to N.O.LA 
Great photos! They’re putting me in the Carnival state of mind as I get ready to come to NOLA later this week.
Hope the weather holds out for you. It’s been pretty glorious so far!