The official Carnival parades kicked off with the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra on Friday night. Oshun, named for the African goddess of fountains, love, wealth and religion, features peacock symbology and finely feathered royalty including Christopher Brown as King Shango, Queen Laquina Ladmirault Brown, Grand Marshall WDSU’s Damon Singleton and Ms. Black Lousiana, Chelsea Smith. Established in 1996, this year’s theme was “Night Out in the Big City.” My favorite float had to be the Saints Superfans float. Superfan Larry Jehle Jr. AKA “Saints Fett” passed last week after battling leukemia and, though he only ever got to attend one game inside the Dome, even Drew Brees mourns his loss. Continue reading
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February 24, 2014 · 12:50 am
Parades! Oshun and Cleopatra
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December 4, 2012 · 11:56 pm
Krewe of Jingle Parade 2012
The good news is that I am very, very busy preparing for the release of Django Unchained and the debut of my part as Leonardo DiCaprio’s sister, Lara Lee Candie-Fitzwilly as well as another project I’ll be announcing soon. The bad news is that I haven’t had much time to blog (or do laundry, etc.). We stumbled across my beloved Roots of Music marching band and founder, Derrick Tabb (of Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band) as they prepared for their upcoming trip to the Tournament of Roses Parade in California while on our way to catch The Krewe of Jingle Parade. Continue reading →
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December 5, 2011 · 2:45 pm
Krewe of Jingle Parade
This weekend was the 4th annual Krewe of Jingle Parade on Canal Street. The Downtown Development District created Canal Street: Home for the Holidays to draw shoppers and families looking for holiday activities. They wisely scheduled the parade to finish before the LSU game and many in the crowd were sporting their purple and gold as they waited for the Mr. Bingle float to open the festivities. Continue reading →
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Tagged as beads, Big Easy Rollergirls, blue dog, brass band, Brian Batt, Canal Street, candy cane, Centre Stage, children, Christmas, dance, Donna Duplantier, Downtown Development District, drew brees, Edgar P. Harney, Eureka Brass Band, fake snow, floats, french quarter, Gingerbread, Girlz N Motion, GW Carver, high school, Home for the Holidays, Hornets, Jeannie Morris, krewe, latonola, Mademoiselle Dwyn, Majorettes "r" Us, marching band, McDonogh #35, McMain, Mr. Bingle, Muff-A-Lottas, music, Mz. T'z Tween, new orleans, parade, petting zoo, Pussyfooters, Riverwalk Jazz Band, Rolling Elvi, Roosevelt, Saints, santa, Sophie B. Wright, stilt-walker, Tee-Eva, throws, who dat
November 3, 2010 · 12:34 pm
Halloween and the Saints – Boo Dat!
Apparently, Halloween is the third largest holiday in New Orleans, but don’t quote me on that as I got the info from a bartender finishing his shift at Rawhide, not the Guinness World Book of Records. But Guinness was here to count how many people wore costumes to the Saints game Sunday. With almost 18,000 people in costumes – mostly black and gold, we set the record for the largest costume party. Continue reading →
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Tagged as beads, Bearded Oysters, boo dat, bourbon, Bug Patrol, costume, dancers, decatur, Dominic Lacasse, Dr. Vieux Boo, Farhad Grotto, floats, french quarter, Ghost Riders, GNM, Gold Dusters, Guinness record, Halloween, HBO, Highsteppers, Honeybees, Hornets, human flag, Jeannie Morris, Jesters, john goodman, los angeles, majorettes, Majorettes "r" Us, Martin Behrman, new orleans, parade, pumpkin, Pure Envy, Pussyfooters, rolling band, Saints, stilt walkers, throws, treme, Twirling Dolls, who dat, XTreme Voltage
L.A. to N.O.LA 