Downtown parades pay 10 times more than Uptown parades
BY DOUG MACCASH | NOLA.COM STAFF WRITER
PUBLISHED 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 take place closer to Fat Tuesday.
During Thursday’s City Council meeting, Morrell presented proclamations to the leaders of the arty, eccentric Chewbacchus, Krewe du Vieux, and krewedelusion parades that march through the Marigny and French Quarter.
Choosing his words carefully, Morrell pointed out what he said were inequities faced by these popular parades that have recently arm-wrestled with the city over their lengths and routes.
“The way you all are treated, as opposed to the traditional krewes, is … I think disrespectful is the word I can use on the mic that won’t get bleeped out,” Morell said from his podium.