The Krewe of Hermes’ “Masque of Beauty” float rolls on Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of Hermes led off Friday’s parades with “The Theatrical Baroque;” Le Krewe d’Etat followed with “The Dictator’s Reading Room,” and the Krewe of Morpheus had a “Night at the Movies” on the Uptown route.
Le Krewe d’Etat’s “Friday Nights Float” lampooned both Tulane’s ambitions in building a new football stadium and the Uptown residents who opposed it. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Krewe of Hermes
The Hermes King rolls up Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Nabucco” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Ambassadors to the Court” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Birth of Dionysius” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Garden of Earthly Delights” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Paradise Lost” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Xavier University Prep marches in the Hermes parade on Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Riders on the Hermes “Balconies of Noto Sicily” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Vivaldi’s Primavera” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Hermes “Florentine Pageant” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Riders on the Hermes “Baldachino of St. Peter’s” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Riders on the Hermes “Jewelled Monstrances” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Le Krewe d’Etat
The Skeleton Krewe passes out Canival Bulletin No. 10, “The Dictator’s Reading Room,” along St. Charles Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Krewe d’Etat Dictator Richard XVII rolls on St. Charles Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat title float, “The Dictator’s Reading Room.” (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A member of Le Krewe d’Etat marches in costume up Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “High Priest” float proclaims the krewe motto on Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The “Dancin Bounty Hunters” perform Gangnam Style up Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “Godfather” float depicts the NFL Commissioner as a mafia don, eliminating members of the Saints. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “Gone with the Wind” float mocks the new publication schedule of the Times-Picayune. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe D’Etat take on “Paradise Lost” contrasts the fall of local ownership with the rise of outsourcing, corporate control and overseas debt. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “Confederacy of Dunces” float depicts Mitt Romney as Ignatius J. Romney, ground under Fortuna’s Wheel. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “Yertle the Tertle” float ridiculed Entergy’s performance in Hurricane Isaac with an “outrage map” — and gave a special shout-out to New Orleans’ 34 minutes of infamy in the Super Bowl. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “Chicken Little” float mocked the debate over Chik-Fil-A’s opinon on gay marriage. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe d’Etat “Octopus” float depicted former U.S. Attorney Jim Letten harpooning the tentacles of local corruption. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Krewe of Morpheus
The Krewe of Morpheus title float introduces the theme of “Friday Night at the Movies.” (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of Morpheus rolls up Napoleon Avenue. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Riders on the Morpheus “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” float. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Morpheus “Marie Antoinette” float. (UptownMessenger.com)
A rider offers beads from the Morpheus “Miracle on 34th Avenue” float. (UptownMessenger.com)
The Morpheus “Star Wars” float. (UptownMessenger.com)
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