Southern Decadence is a 5-day weekend of costumes, parties and parades celebrating the LGBT community that attracts over 200,000 people and creates a nearly $200 million economic impact. The Sunday parade had remarkably good weather, upper 80’s and sunny. Drag queens, dance troupes, pride groups and other revelers took to the streets in costumes accented with this year’s signature neon colors.
My Pussyfooter sisters looked fabulous. Though I wished I could be dancing through the French Quarter with them, the parade is one of my favorite events to photograph.
Dance and costuming troupes and bands included Krewe of the Rolling Elvi, Black Storyville Baby Dolls, Merry Antoinettes, Mystic Krewe of the Lords of Leather, Organ Grinders, AUX Colors in Motion, Big Easy Rollergirls, Pair-a-Dice Tumblers, Mermoux, Disco Amigos, El Lucha Krewe, Flaming Flagetts, Krewe of Goddesses, Mystic Krewe of P.U.E.W.C., Krewe of Spank and the Muff-A-Lottas as well as second line favorite DancingMan504 and members of the Dodwell House Community Center.
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- Southern Decadence
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- Merry Antoinettes
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- butterfly guys
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- Black Storyville Baby Dolls
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- royalty
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- royalty
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- royalty
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- Merry Antoinettes
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- Merry Antoinettes
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- Merry Antoinettes
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- Pussyfooters
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- Pussyfooters
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- Pussyfooters
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- Pussyfooters
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- Dodwell House Community Center
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- Krewe of the Rolling Elvi
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- Mystic Krewe of the Lords of Leather
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- Mystic Krewe of the Lords of Leather
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- Organ Grinders
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- Organ Grinders
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- Organ Grinders
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- Organ Grinders
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- Black Storyville Baby Dolls
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- AUX Colors in Motion
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- Big Easy Rollergirls
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- Pair-a-Dice Tumblers
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- Pair-a-Dice Tumblers
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- Pair-a-Dice Tumblers
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- Mermoux
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- Mermoux
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- Disco Amigos
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- Disco Amigos
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- Disco Amigos
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- El Lucha Krewe
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- El Lucha Krewe
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- Love this photo
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- butterfly guys
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- butterfly guys
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- Krewe of Goddesses
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- Flaming Flagets
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- Mystic Krewe of PUEWC
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- Krewe of Spank
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- DancingMan504
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- Muff-A-Lottas
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- twirl
L.A. to N.O.LA 