Riders on the Druid “NOLA Speed Camera Dash” float throw beads to Magazine Street crowds on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Krewe of Ancient Druids gave the Olympics a satirical New Orleans twist on Wednesday night as they kicked off the second week of 2017 Mardi Gras parades.
The Druid “NOLA Speed Camera Dash” float rolls on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Archdruid’s float rolled at the beginning of the Druids’ parade on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Druid Magicians float rolls on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Riders on the Druid Magicians float throw beads on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Robert Morris, Uptown Messenger file photo
The Organ Grinders dance troupe marched with the Druids on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The ninth Druids float, entitled “Float 9,” defied obvious explanation as it rolled on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Druid “Target Archery” float rolls on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Sophie B. Wright band marches with the Druids on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Druid “Cockroach Races” float rolls on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Druids took their customary foray into controversy with a float titled “De-Caitlyn-thon” on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Druid “Mardi Gras Marathon” float rolls on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
The Druids “Tug-O-War” float rolls on Magazine Street on Wednesday, Feb. 22. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
