Rex and Zulu

Rex been running parades in New Orleans since circa 1870
Zulu been running since circa 1930

Zulu starts its 43 float parade at 8:30 am. It rolls up Jackson to st charles and heads downtown. Fairly short route and a huge head start.

Rex runs a 28 float parade from Claiborne down Napoleon to st charles at 10:30 am start.
It seems like every year, Zulu holds up the entire procession. Their parade has an extremely slow pace and inevitably they have a breakdown.
I saw a few floats this year in Zulu with only a few guys onboard.

For centuries, rex pulls in front of its court and delivers a toast. It’s a special moment.
This year, rex got downtown to toast its court after 4pm so they couldn’t carry out a generational tradition.

I’d like to think there’s a remedy here. Zulu appears to be the problem.

I like the fact that the city has a historically black parade on Mardi Gras day. I like to think they can coordinate all parades to run smoothly.

But evidently they cannot.

I suggest they ride a different route. I realize it’s cumbersome for the police and traffic control so maybe not feasible.
Alternatively, maybe they roll after rex and before the truck parade.
Otherwise, limit their float count, penalize them for poorly maintained floats, make them arrange backup tractors to remove broken down floats, monetary penalties for delays.

Anyone got other suggestions?