they might be out there…. I’m go see if I can find some, I didn’t know that was still a thang….
everywhere else its a boring ass Tuesday, here in Da Boot its Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras, Tuesday, March 4 2025(parades start time moved up due 2 rain
- Thread starter Mask
- Start date
they might be out there…. I’m go see if I can find some, I didn’t know that was still a thang….
I finally said fuck it and went. My folks been scared of Nola for a couple years. We never went to a parade together but would go to the River walk to eat, walk Canal St, walk and shop the French Market.
I’ve been to parades in Nola a couple times.
I talked about taking them to a Nola parade. The year the driver hit those people for Endymion that scared my girl. Then all of the recent car jacking sealed it for her.
Once the parades started, I asked them to go to a neighboring city parade. She was like nope I don’t like that Krewe(which is understandable). Years ago, we watch a guy throw a huge pack of beads, that knocked a lil girl off a tailgate of a truck.
So I went with daughter #3. We had a good time.
Couple days later, I went that same local city paradebut nobody wanted to go.
It’s time for my area black parade, it was fiya. It improved over the last few years. I’m actually thinking about getting a float next year. While watching that parade all I’m thinking is “I gotta go to Zulu this year, I’m home, ain’t working, I gotta go”
Daughter #1 asked if we wanted to go to a parade in Lafayette. It’s pretty big and seem chill, we could see something different.
I was like if I’m going to a parade on Saturday, I’m going to Emdimyon. They was like all lawd, I ain’t doing no New Orleans parade. Well that Saturday, my ole gal went visit our daughter and went to that parade. I went to the city and caught Emdimyoin. I sent a couple videos and they were like “WoW, that looks fiya, daughter in law was like “Damn they do it like that”
Monday night I told them going to Zulu, I’m leaving early. Daughter #2 asked how early, I said 6. I think she wanted to cry lol.
My ole gal, said she wants to come but she promised the grand baby to attend one parade with her. If she wants to come to Zulu, she’s coming but if not…they will stay home and do the local parade.
That night we after returning from another parade, grand baby said yes to Zulu. I send out a group text telling them to dress warm. We rolled out about 7:30am, got to the city bout 8:45am.
Found the start of the parade but went on Canal St.
As we walked up, the boiling pots were rolling, daughter #3 was like, oh yea”(she would eat boiling food everyday of the week if we let her”
We posted up for a while, but I realized they wasn’t gonna see much. The crowd was like 5 rows deep.
So I went hunting for a spot, I went a block down Basin but it was jam pack.
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Mins later I went walking again but two blocks this time. There was a couple openings, went get them and the rest is history.
After the parade the grand baby said “this was amazing”, daughter #2 was like “this wasn’t nothing like I thought, it was crazy but in a good way. The vibe was good, folks was not tripping”.
My ole gal, said it was really really nice,
Was no bs, no fight over stuff etc….
On the way home, daughter #2 said “daddy you messed up, cause I don’t want to do no lil local parades anymore. It’s nice being around people you don’t know, it’s real chill”
Oh…. Daughter #3 didn’t take my dress warm warning serious… she was freezing until like 12 when I sun came out.
All in all…. I probably go there early next year and posted
Unless we try to catch it twice. Catch the start on Calborne and end on Basin
imma fukk with it this year .....
Upcoming New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades
02/21/2025Krewe of Cleopatra02/21/2025Krewe of Cork
02/21/2025Krewe of Oshun
02/22/2025Knights of Sparta/ Spartan Society
02/22/2025Krewe of Choctaw
02/22/2025Krewe of Freret
02/22/2025Krewe of Pontchartrain
02/22/2025Krewe of Pygmalion
02/22/2025Legion of Mars
02/23/2025Krewe of Carrollton
02/23/2025Mystic Krewe of Barkus
02/23/2025Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale
02/26/2025Krewe of Alla
02/26/2025Mystic Krewe of Druids
02/27/2025Knights of Babylon
02/27/2025Knights of Chaos
02/27/2025Krewe of Muses
02/28/2025Krewe of Bosom Buddies
02/28/2025Krewe of Hermes
02/28/2025Krewe of Morpheus
02/28/2025Le Krewe D'Etat
03/01/2025Krewe of Endymion
03/01/2025Krewe of Iris
03/01/2025Krewe of Tucks
03/02/2025Krewe of Bacchus
03/02/2025Krewe of Mid-City
03/02/2025Krewe of Okeanos
03/02/2025Krewe of Thoth
03/03/2025Krewe of Orpheus
03/03/2025Krewe of Proteus
03/03/2025Red Beans, Dead Beans, and the Krewe of Feijão
03/04/2025Krewe of Crescent City
03/04/2025Krewe of Elks-Orleans
03/04/2025Krewe of Rex
03/04/2025Krewe of Zulu
01/06/2026
prolly roll in on the 3rd .....
Fa sho, if you going to the Zulu
Just let me know we might cross paths and don’t fucking know
Great chance I’m be solo out there this year
My family kinda scared after that attack/massacre
Say kinfolk are you still rolling in
on a plane tomorrow .....
Fa sho, the weather might be a issue
what's going on over there .....
Apparently that evening rainy weather
So I’m probably gonna to catch Zulu at the start vs the end
Definitely is that
Went to Bacchus on Sunday
They had some nice floats
Heading to the Zulu now, they starting at 6:30 due to weather
Be safe dude..
Yes sir, it’s plenty of folks out here…
