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Big hit to Metry Mardi Gras, Caesar is no more
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:08 am
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:08 am
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There were a tons of rumors late last year and earlier this year that with 2019 being Caesar's 40th parade, they were going to call it quits after this ride.
Turns out those rumors are true.
There were a tons of rumors late last year and earlier this year that with 2019 being Caesar's 40th parade, they were going to call it quits after this ride.
Turns out those rumors are true.
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Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:09 am to LSUFanHouston
I would think this is the beginning of the end for Metry Mardi Gras.
I can see more of these parades moving to New Orleans routes for the first weekend, of course bringing tons of Ronnies and Lonnies out to the Avenue with them.
I can see more of these parades moving to New Orleans routes for the first weekend, of course bringing tons of Ronnies and Lonnies out to the Avenue with them.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:10 am to LSUFanHouston
y tu brute?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:11 am to LSUFanHouston
That’s a shame. He made some good salads.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:12 am to LSUFanHouston
Figures. One of the few family-friendly parades in the NOLA area and it's getting axed.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:12 am to LSUFanHouston
This sucks, I live about a block from the parade route and this was the only Metairie parade that was worth going to.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:12 am to LSUrme
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I would think this is the beginning of the end for Metry Mardi Gras.
I've maintained the only way to "save" Metry Mardi Gras would be to consolidate everything on the first weekend. Moving the parade route and moving the festival was beyond stupid.
Have anyone who wants to parade in Metry, with the exception of the Mardi Gras Day parades, roll on the first Saturday and Sunday. Put the festival back where it was, and go back to the regular route. Make it a big weekend.
I think there are other issues with Caesar though. 500 member parades don't just fold up shop for no reason.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:13 am to LSUrme
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I can see more of these parades moving to New Orleans routes for the first weekend
When? There's a good number of parades on that weekend already uptown, and for the most part they're better than anything Metairie parades have to offer.
ETA: Glad I stuck it our through the rain to catch Caesar's last ride though.
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 10:15 am
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:13 am to TDsngumbo
Besides KDV and maybe Chaos which parades aren’t family friendly?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:15 am to TDsngumbo
quote:
One of the few family-friendly parades in the NOLA area
Wut?
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:16 am to ellishughtiger
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Besides KDV and maybe Chaos which parades aren’t family friendly?
Krewe D'Etat
and it's not even that risque
This post was edited on 4/24/19 at 10:18 am
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:19 am to LSUFanHouston
quote:fundraising has gotten progressively harder each year.
I think there are other issues with Caesar though. 500 member parades don't just fold up shop for no reason.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:22 am to choupiquesushi
My wife has family that ride in Caesar and they always talk about how cheap the fees are to ride compared to how much my wife and I pay to ride Tucks. I’m sure they’re steamed about the news now.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:25 am to choupiquesushi
Caesar could move to the first weekend Uptown. The Saturday parades start with Pontchartrain at 12:30. Caesar could roll at 11am that first Saturday easily.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:26 am to ellishughtiger
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Besides KDV and maybe Chaos which parades aren’t family friendly?
Yeah I get a kick out of it when people say this. They think the whole route in New Orleans is basically Bourbon street.
You can say that they are a pain to get in and out or that you dont like crowds but to say a parade in New Orleans isnt family friendly is just incorrect.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:26 am to MightyYat
Nah, keep that Metry trash in Metry
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:27 am to bigberg2000
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Yeah I get a kick out of it when people say this. They think the whole route in New Orleans is basically Bourbon street.
You can say that they are a pain to get in and out or that you dont like crowds but to say a parade in New Orleans isnt family friendly is just incorrect.
Yeah, the people that say that are usually the ones that came to Mardi Gras 15 years ago when they were single and went to the Quarter.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:28 am to choupiquesushi
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fundraising has gotten progressively harder each year.
That's not a new issue. Bingo has been basically dead for almost 20 years. I would have thought that whatever adjustments to dues they needed to make, they would have done it by now. But maybe not.
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:29 am to MightyYat
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Yeah, the people that say that are usually the ones that came to Mardi Gras 15 years ago when they were single and went to the Quarter.
Or people that have never actually been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and only see what they see on TV and the Endymion Extravaganza on Channel 4
Posted on 4/24/19 at 10:31 am to bigberg2000
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Yeah I get a kick out of it when people say this. They think the whole route in New Orleans is basically Bourbon street.
You can say that they are a pain to get in and out or that you dont like crowds but to say a parade in New Orleans isnt family friendly is just incorrect.
As is, thinking a bunch of ronnie trash hanging outside Daiquiris on Vets is the epitome of "family friendliness" by contrast.
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