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Events & Celebrations · Parades · Photo essay

Krewe du Vieux

French Quarter, New Orleans

Krewe du Vieux rolled through the French Quarter with satire, brass bands, mule-drawn floats, and the dense street crowds that make its parade one of Carnival’s most distinctive nights.

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