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March 3, 2010

Who Dat - St Paddy's Day WHODAT SAINTS St. Patrick's Day parade shirts

St. Patrick's Day parade is a close runner up to Mardi Gras on holiday parades in New Orleans.

Who Dat nation celebrates St Paddy's Day ~ New Orleans Style. WHODAT! Throw me a cabbage Mister!

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February 22, 2010

Saints fan give AINTS name a second line funeral | WVUE / AP

The Saints are no longer the Aints! Trombonist Glen David Andrews and the Baby Boyz Brass Band led an Aints jazz funeral and Second Line parade complete with a fake "Ain'ts No More" coffin symbolizing the burial of the Saints' not-too-winning past.

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February 16, 2010

Chilly weather can't stop New Orleans' big party | AP

Pete Fountain gives the thumbs-up as he prepares to lead his Half Fast Walking Club through the streets of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. This is the 50th year Fountain has led his group celebrating the all day street party know as Mardi Gras. AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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February 11, 2010

Mardi Gras Parade Rules | New Orleans Police Department

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has released a list of guidelines for carnival parade spectators:

The department says police officers will be visible along all routes before, during and after parades and plainclothes officers will be among the spectators to keep an eye out for pick-pockets.
Spectators are urged not to carry large sums of cash.
Parade goers are also advised it is illegal to drink from an open metal or glass container on or near parade routes.
Parents should place a note in their children's pockets with their name, address and phone number to help reunited lost children with their parents.
Motorists are warned that illegally parked vehicles will be ticketed and towed.
Owners or properties along parade routes are prohibited from erecting stands or platforms on the sidewalk, street or neutral grounds.
The chaining of ladders to public property, light standards and utility poles is prohibited.
The rule governing the use of ladders by parade attendees is that they be placed as many feet back from the curb as the ladder is high.
Float riders are prohibited from tossing throws and favors to the rear and/or front of their floats and in the parade formation and disbanding areas.

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February 10, 2010

Only in New Orleans | JamBase

Robert Pollock shares Only in New Orleans moments...

Think back. Was it during Jazz Fest, Mardi Gras, maybe French Quarter Fest? I'm going to change that to, "All the time in New Orleans." In these economically challenging days, you can pick a long weekend, pay a lot less, and still have many "only in New Orleans" moments. That's what I did January 28 through February 2, 2010…

New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Victory Parade

The Saints championship parade will start at 5pm at the Super Dome, then head down Poydras Street, turn on Loyola Ave to Howard, around Lee Circle, down St. Charles Avenue to Canal, loop around and head up Tchoupitoulas back on Poydras to Convention Center Blvd and end at Mardi Gras World.

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If you can't make it to the New Orleans Saints parade, it will be televised on: WVUE, WWL, WDSU & WGNO, as well as cable networks: Cox Sports (cable 37) and the NFL Network.

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February 1, 2010

Fleur de Lists | St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA

Carnival ‘10 in Numbers and Notes
Trivial and History on Mardi Gras Parades & Krewes...

New Orleans to throw a parade for The Saints -- win or lose | The Huddle

The city will host a parade for the NFC champions -- win or lose in Super Bowl XLIV -- on Feb. 9

New Orleans scrambles to add Saints parade | thetowntalk.com

Carnival season -- which sees more than 70 parades roll through greater New Orleans before Fat Tuesday -- is getting one more.

The Saints-crazed city plans to celebrate the team's first-ever trip to the Super Bowl with a parade to honor them...

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