Krewe du Vieux parade truly a “Habitat for Insanity”
This year’s Krewe du Vieux parade was excellent! The French Quarter’s only parade came tromping through the streets of Marigny and the French Quarter with all its characteristic sarcasm and playful mockery. The theme, “Habitat for Insanity” truly hit home.
Floats like “Follow the Yellow Brick Road Home” reflected the notorious mess our city and state officials have gotten us into.
My favorite was the Krewe of Pan’s float featuring a picture of popular former governor Edwin Edwards under the caption, “Edwards now more than ever.” Edwards is now serving a prison sentence for racketeering. Others, like “Home, Home and deranged” paid tribute to Katrina’s psychological aftermath.
But all of it was in good fun, and a good time was had by all. I could barely push through busy the streets of Frenchmen and neither could the floats, taking more than 30 minutes to get from Elysian Fields to Esplanade Ave.
Most of that time was spent at a complete standstill while krewe members danced and chatted with parade goers.
There is always a lot of inter-mingling among the small, hoarse drawn floats of the Krewe du Vieux and its spectators, which may be why it’s my favorite Mardi Gras parade.
