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Carnival Starts With Krewe du Vieux

Posted on Jan 16, 2013 in Drugs, DUI/DWI, Local Issues, Mardi Gras

Carnival season kicks off this Saturday with the most individualistic and the most traditional of all New Orleans parading Krewes, Krewe du Vieux. The parade is known for its wild, scandalous costumes and showcasing some of the best brass and jazz bands in the city. The parade kicked off for the first time in 1987 and has been going strong ever since. Krewe du Vieux begins in the Marigny and winds its way to the the French quarter. The parade starts at 6:30 on the corner of Royal and Port Streets. Make sure to "come early" to grap your spot and Laissez les bons temps rouler! If you let the good times roll too hard, call Bloom Legal at 504-599-9997. Sat. Jan 19 Krewe du Vieux Quarter 6:30 pm Sun. Jan. 20 Little Rascals Metairie Noon Slidellians Slidell 1 pm Claude Slidell following Fri. Jan. 25 Cork Quarter 3 pm Oshun Uptown 6 pm Cleopatra Uptown 6:30 pm Sat. Jan. 26 Bilge Slidell Noon Adonis West bank Noon Pontchartrain Uptown 1 pm Choctaw Uptown following Sparta Uptown 6 pm Pygmalion Uptown 6:45 pm Mona Lisa & Moon Pie Slidell 7 pm Sun. Jan. 27 Carrollton Uptown Noon Lions Parade Pearl River 1 pm Perseus Slidell 1 pm Dionysus Slidell following King Arthur Uptown 1:15 pm Thor Metairie 2 pm Barkus Quarter 2 pm Fri. Feb. 1 Hercules Houma 6 pm Eve Mandeville 7 pm Excalibur Metairie 7 pm Atlas Metairie 7:30 pm Omega Hammond 6:30 pm Sat. Feb. 2 Krewe de Paws Slidell 10 am Push Mow Parade Abita Springs 11 am Alla West Bank Noon Tee Caillou Houma Noon Nemesis Chalmette 1 pm Caesar Metairie 6 pm Olympia Covington 6 pm Titans Slidell 6:30 pm Aquarius Houma 6:30 pm Sun. Feb. 3 Hyacinthians Houma Noon Titans Houma following Wed. Feb. 6 Ancient Druids Uptown 6:30 pm Nyx Uptown 7 pm Thurs. Feb. 7 Babylon Uptown 5:45 pm Chaos Uptown 6:30 pm Muses Uptown 6:30 pm Fri. Feb. 8 Hermes Uptown 6 pm D'Etat Uptown 6:30 pm Selene Slidell 6:30 pm Aphrodite Houma 6:30 pm Centurions Metairie 7 pm Morpheus Uptown 7 pm Sat. Feb. 9 NOMTOC West bank 10:45 am Iris Uptown 11 am Tucks Uptown Noon Lul Luling Noon MCCA Bogalusa 1 pm Towapasah Reserve 1 pm Endymion Mid-City 4:15 pm Isis Metairie 6 pm Mardi Gras Houma 6 pm Sun. Feb. 10 Okeanos Uptown 11 am Mid-City Uptown 11:45 am Thoth Uptown Noon Terreanians Houma 12:30 pm Des Allemand Des Allemands 1 pm Tchefuncte Boat Parade Tchefuncte 2 pm Du Monde LaPlace 2 pm Montegut Montegut 2 pm Bacchus Uptown 5:15 pm Corps de Napoleon Metairie 5:30 pm Mon. Feb. 11 Proteus Uptown 5:15 pm Orpheus Uptown 6 pm Hera Metairie 6:30 pm Zeus Metairie 7 pm Cleopatra Houma 6:30 pm Mardi Gras Zulu Uptown 8 am Rex Uptown 10 am Elks Uptown following Crescent City Uptown following Grela Gretna 10 am Argus Metairie 10 am Jefferson Metairie follows Elks-Jeff Metairie follows Covington Lions Covington 10 am Lyra Covington 10 am Houmas Houma 11 am Kajuns Houma following Bonne Terre Montegut 4 pm

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