Festivals/Street Fairs, Parades

Jazz Fest Photos: Struttin’ with the Parades

Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Jr. & The Young Eagles and Big Chief Trouble & Trouble Nation Mardi Gras Indians

Published on Monday, Apr 29th, 2019

Editor’s Note: Jazz Fest isn’t just about the music that fills your sound holes on the side of your head. It’s also enjoying the culture of the city itself. That means parades. But not Mardi Gras parades — we mean those smaller and more intimate parades with Mardi Gras Indians.

Big Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Jr. & The Young Eagles and Big Chief Trouble & Trouble Nation Mardi Gras Indians

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Big Chief Trouble and the Trouble Nation Mardi Gras Indians parade during the 50th New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, La. Sunday, April 28, 2019. Photo by Matthew Hinton

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