2023 'tit Rex parade - "Hot Tip!"

Photos: No shortage of hot tips as ‘tit Rex strolls in New Orleans

BY SCOTT THRELKELD | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERFeb 5, 2023 – 6:30 pm Micro krewe ‘tit Rex rolls to the theme ‘Hot Tip’ on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, during its 15th annual parade in New Orleans. The whimsical shoebox krewe formed in response to super krewes growing every year in size and extravagance. Clilck here to view the slideshow at Nola.com

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crowds on Royal St.

Are Krewe du Vieux, Chewbacchus, other parades disrespected? City Council member says yes.

Downtown parades pay 10 times more than Uptown parades BY DOUG MACCASH | NOLA.COM STAFF WRITERPUBLISHED FEB 2, 2023 AT 5:45 PM | UPDATED FEB 3, 2023 AT 3:26 PM City Council President JP Morrell says that certain downtown Carnival parades that take place early in the season are being kicked around by the city. He wants to see them treated with the same deference that New Orleans pays to the mostly Uptown parades that

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The toy-like ‘tit Rex Mardi Gras parade rolls in St. Roch on Sunday

BY DOUG MACCASH | Nola.com |STAFF WRITERFEB 1, 2023 – 4:00 AM ‘Tit Rex is the Chihuahua of satirical Carnival parades. It’s a tiny thing, shivering with apprehension over the state of the city and the world. By Sunday (Feb. 5), it will be ready to show its teeth. The toylike procession is modeled on the miniature shoebox float parades that New Orleans kids used to make in school. The members of the krewe don

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