re: Will New Orleans ever put a stop to the stupid homesteaders at Mardi Gras?

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You’re going to be behind people at a parade. T

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No I won't.

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The issue is that you’re not just behind people but you are also behind all the BS they decided to set up in front of the parade.

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Move somewhere it isn't. Wow that was hard.

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On Friday three sheriff's deputies patrolled parade routes in a first run of what Mayor Helena Moreno's administration says will be regular enforcement this Carnival season of 2024 Mardi Gras rules.

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Saturday on Napoleon
Tents are no longer allowed, but they can't enforce it.



Saturday on St. Charles





2024 Rules
Set up no earlier than four hours before a parade and leave prohibited items at home.

Prohibited Items

Open flames are prohibited at all times along the parade route.

Gas or diesel generators are prohibited at all times along the parade route.

Pets are not allowed on the parade routes, except for service animals.

Upholstered furniture, scaffolding and platforms are prohibited at all times along the parade route.

Enclosures of all kind used to enclose a public area such as tents, canopies, shelters, screens, awnings, ropes, spray paint, any other type of barricade.

All ladders must be structurally sound, no taller than 6 feet and free-standing.
Ladders must be placed at least six feet back from the street curb.

Just move the chairs out of the way if there's no one in them?

That's what I always do and it seems to work out fine.

Imagine being a grown arse man staking claim to a piece of government owned grass in order to have a better chance at catching Chinese made plastic trinkets

This is why we go to Metairie parades. Follow parade tracker app. Leave house about 1/2 hr before the parade will arrive where we plan to view it. Drive a few mins and park a few blocks away. Watch parade and kids catch plenty of stuff. Mad Hatters parade actually throws toothbrushes and toothpaste which is great. Leave when parade is over and be home in less than 15 minutes with a years supply of dental hygiene products.

Used to be something I just worked around. No biggie. But I agree that it has gotten way out of control. The elaborateness of some of these set ups makes me SMH.

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But I agree that it has gotten way out of control.

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It is a bit annoying having to maneuver around 300 sqft set ups with not a single person in them. I was at the saturday parades last year and there was a giant 3 tent set up next to where we were posted up and I think I saw 5 people in it for a total of about 15 minutes for the 2.5 hours I was there.

first come first serve
the ones that just walk up right before parade looking to set up right in front of you is pretty weak especially when you've been out there all day

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They used to keep the street car tracks clear and street cars running when parades weren't going, and only allow people to set up in the neutral ground a couple of hours before parade time.

I wish they would go back to doing that.

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For RTA even 15 or so years ago this was the case, it worked great. But everyone complained about having to move their stuff so people could get to work/home before the parades start, and after. City caved, first told RTA they couldn't run streetcars closer than 2 hours before parades, now its 4 hours and entire line is shutdown from next Thursday-Wednesday.

Running streetcars overnight after parades would solve a lot of this.

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Just move the chairs out of the way if there's no one in them?

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A couple of years ago I got to the route three hours early and there was a big ole tarp and some chairs sitting there unoccupied. I looked at that prime spot sitting there empty up until an hour before the parade at which time I pulled the tarp up, folded the chairs and moved that shite to the back of the neutral ground. People filled in the spot.

30 minutes later (half hour before parade start) lady shows up raising hell and yelling about who "moved her stuff." I told her it was me and she went ballistic. I looked over and a NOPD Sergeant locked eyes with me, rolled his eyes and sauntered over. I looked at her and pointed at the Sergeant. She sucked in her breath and started out "HE'S IN MY SPOT..." Before she could go any further the NOPD guys said "Mam, he is standing on a public space in the City of New Orleans. That is not your spot. Is there anything else I can help you with?" And then walked away.

She stormed off. It was oddly satisfying although I spent the rest of the parade waiting for that crazy bitch to come stick a butcher knife in my back.