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Krewe du Vieux 2016 route

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The Krewe du Vieux Parade Route begins on the corner of Franklin Ave. and Royal Street in New Orleans.

The parade will progress on Royal until it turns left at Frenchmen.

The parade will proceed on Frenchmen until it turns right on Decatur towards St. Philip.

At St. Philip St., the parade will turn right for two blocks and then takes a left on Royal.

It continues on Royal through the French Quarter and turns left on St. Peter.

Proceeds on St. Peter for two blocks and turns right on Decatur.

Stays on Decatur, crosses Canal St. onto Magazine in the CBD and takes a left on Gravier for one block and turns right on Tchoupitoulas St.

Parades on Tchoupitoulas all the way to Julia St. where it takes a right and proceeds on Julia to O’Keefe Avenue

Takes a right on O’Keefe until it reaches its final destination at O’Keefe and Lafayette St.

 

The Krewe du Vieux (KdV) was founded in 1987, born from the ashes of the fabled Krewe of Clones. The Clones began in 1978, based out of the Contemporary Arts Center. This “Art Parade” became wildly popular for their imaginative and creative street performance art. By 1985, the Krewe of Clones had grown to 30 subkrewes and over 1500 marchers.

 

The Krewe du Vieux’s seventeen subkrewes will each present their own interpretations of the theme. Subkrewes include the Krewe of C.R.U.D.E., Krewe of Space Age Love, Krewe of Underwear, Seeds of Decline, Krewe of Mama Roux, Krewe of L.E.W.D., Krewe of Drips and Dis- charges, Krewe of K.A.O.S., Knights of Mondu, T.O.K.I.N., Krewe Rue Bourbon, Krewe de C.R.A.P.S., Mystic Krewe of Spermes, Mystic Krewe of Comatose, Mystic Krewe of Inane, and Krewe du Mishigas.

Also marching will be many of the city’s top brass bands. Showcasing the local brass band talent is one of many Krewe du Vieux traditions not eligible for coverage under the health care reform bill.
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Make House Into a Mardi Gras Float by Levy Easterly – GoFundMe

This house is the single best “costumed”place in the city, every year. Be a part of the fun and help Levy out. If you do, when you go take that picture in front of their house that everyone does, you can say, “I helped!” when you post it to your Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts…

Source: Make House Into a Mardi Gras Float by Levy Easterly – GoFundMe

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Bowie

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And for those still rolling their eyes as to why an English rock star got a second line in New Orleans, local writer Alex Rawls has a good post about it.

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Bowie Second Line Jan 16 4 pm

 

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Arcade Fire and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band will team up to lead a second line for David Bowie this Saturday, January 16.

The two bands and other mourners/revelers will meet at Preservation Hall in the French Quarter at 4pm to kick off the parade, which they have dubbed “Pretty Things.” According to a Facebook event page, the groups have requested that attendees come dressed in their “best Bowie outfit or something more strange.”

The Route:
Departing from Preservation Hall on St. Peter to Royal (4 pm)
RIGHT on Royal to Toulouse
LEFT on Toulouse to the river
STOP for (10) ten minutes
continue along the river to St. Louis
RIGHT on to St. Louis
RIGHT on Chartres
LEFT on Toulouse to One Eyed Jacks

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Join the fight for quality of life for all

Please join us Sat., Jan 30th at 1 p.m. at Armstrong School, 5909 St. Claude Ave.  Bring your friends, family & more.

A Community Voice members and others will meet with public officials and the press regarding the reopening of the school, and:

a.  the end to bus stops waits with no shelters for children that start before light and end after dark, in blighted and crime ridden areas.

b.to provide a school for the current and future 1300* families/residents, especially due to a consequence of high building activities from: *Perez (297 units), Make it Right (200), city/federal programs (100), other nonprofit actions (100), the consistent number of returning families (300), and the will of parents who were former residents of the lower 9 who wish their children to attend school in the lower 9th ward (300).

c. an end to the One-App forced busing of students that replaces slots at local schools with children from other areas, most who wish to attend school in their own areas.

d. the beginning of a “neighborhood children based” school devoted to the music and culture of the lower 9th ward, and Louis Armstrong.

Please RSVP with your name, title and willingness to speak with the media.

Thank you!
Vanessa Gueringer
Lower 9th Ward A Community Voice
2221 St. Claude
New Orleans, LA 70117
FB:  ACommunity Voice
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Esplanade is…not so much of one thru Jan 16

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: Riverbound Avenue will be CLOSED at Henriette Delille to Rampart St. through Sat Jan 16th