LES FOUS DU CARNAVAL
LES FOUS DU CARNAVAL
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Les Fous du Carnaval Parade
January 31, 2025 @ 8 pm
Parade begins at the corner of Decatur and Frenchmen Streets
Friends, Big Chiefs, Spyboys, and Grand Zombies, Les Fous du Carnaval invite one and all to “Fou Whatcha Wanna” with us! We ALL asked for YOU!
On Friday, January 31, 2025, at 8pm, we’ll cissy strut our stuff, do the hambone, and cure all y’alls ills! We’re coming out the swamp like a crazy fool (or maybe the Rougarou or even feu-follet) onto the streets and we wanna see you move ya ass on such a night! We can melt your heart like butter a-a-a-and we can make you stutter. Bring your marraine, your parrain, and Papa Diablo as we walk on guilded splinters and night trip through the Marigny and French Quarter.
Look-ka py py, if we had, if we had, if we had a million dollars, just one million, we would guile & delight parade-goers with costumes that will make even Queen Julia Jackson jealous! We’ve got some hand-crafted gris-gris for the crowds and maybe even some Controllin’ Hearts Get-Together Drops lined up for our annual crawl. We promise to lay off the brain salad surgery as we danse to the brass bands, New Groove, Kings of Brass, and the Banana Peel Stompers. Madi cu defio, en dans dey!
Don’t you feel our leg because if you feel our leg, we’ll start at 8pm at the corner of Frenchmen & Decatur Streets, then groove through the Marigny / Quarter following this route:
Frenchmen --> Royal
Royal --> St. Philip
St. Philip --> Decatur
Decatur --> Jackson Square
Eh la bas, Les Fous du Carnaval is a creative collaborative of inner krewes: Krewe of Goddesses, Flora & Fauna, Krewe of Hellarious Wingnuts, and The Legendary Order of the Casket Girls. Handa Wanda, it’s our 4th year parading on this same route and our Junco Partners have expanded to include new inner krewes, Shimmy Shakti Belly Dance Goddesses, The Mystical Krewe of Aziza, and Bywater Crazy Cat Ladies & Gents.
Tipitina, Tipitina, your steak ain’t no hipper than our pork chops, your Cadillac ain’t no hipper than our bus stop! As always, the only way to find out is to come out! Leave all racism, misogyny, transphobia, or bigotry of any kind at home. And stay as safe from bird flu as you can while out on the route~~remember Mardi Gras is for masking! Hope to see all of your beautiful faces there!! Xoxo
YOU ALREADY KNOOOOOOW!!!!
Les Fous du Carnaval do hereby issue this
Foolish Proclamation
on this 31st Day of January 2025
As Shakespeare said, we are wise enough to play the fool but did ol’ Willy know that we’re wiser still to eschew monarchs and royalty? Dynastic control and power in the hands of one (or a few!) is utterly boring. We don’t require validation from the moneyhoarders or wannabe aristocracy. Your steak ain't no hipper than our pork chop, your Cadillac ain’t no hipper than our bus stop… We choose to celebrate and lift up the underrepresented and misunderstood. Our power comes from within. We won’t kneel down, not on the ground! The only “royalty” we respect are those who’ve put in the work and built this beautiful spectacle of community with us! WE are enough.
Haute Bienfaiteur 2025
Haute Bienfaiteur 2025
Marita Woywod Crandle has always had a fancy for the magical side of life, making New Orleans, with its very creative atmosphere, a perfect match for this German transplant. Once she stepped foot in the French Quarter, her life changed, and she was drawn immediately to New Orleans, where she quickly became ingrained in the city. She has impacted New Orleans vampire lore and legend with her accomplishments, old and new. She has visited clandestine localities, has written books on vampires and New Orleans legends. She said, “It’s fascinating how many rich legends stem from our little spooky and magical neighborhood. It’s so much fun keeping them alive.”
Marita is married to Steven Crandle of New Orleans, and together they run the Boutique du Vampyre, a private vampire speakeasy - Potions, The New Orleans Vampire Café and The Apothecary. Marita has a passion for animals and has rescued over 650 dogs since she has moved to the French Quarter and has placed them all in fairytale homes. Marita embodies each of the pillars of The Legendary Order of the Casket Girls: self-expression, self-development, community service and paying homage to New Orleans history and legends.
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