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
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
Announcing the 2023 Theme!
Hear ye, hear Ye! (Well, if Ye is listening he can hear it too, but we weren’t specifically talking just to him) The Krewe of ‘tit Rǝx is announcing this year’s – 2023 theme: ‘Hot Tip’ Our fabulous, worldly, well tempered krewe will emerge from hibernation on Sunday, February 5th, lining up in our traditional spot, the St. Roch neutral ground above the market. We roll at 4pm. Please Note: This is 1/2 hour earlier
Mardi Gras 2023 in New Orleans: The complete parade list with dates, times and maps
Mardi Gras 2023 is Feb. 21, and Carnival starts up a few weeks earlier, on Jan. 6 as always.
A shortage of police officers and other municipal workers prompted City Hall to prune blocks from the routes of all New Orleans float parades in 2022. And the treks of several of the city’s foot parades were finalized at the last minute, with some changes to starting and stopping places, depending on workforce availability.
City moves ‘tit Rex parade to Sunday Feb. 17
By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune dmaccash@nola.com Times-Picayune New Orleans’ smallest Mardi Gras parade. ‘tit Rex, will roll on Feb. 17, 2019, six days earlier than expected. The politically pointed, adult shoe-box parade will also take place on Sunday instead of Saturday as it has in past years. Finally, there will be a time change. ‘Tit Rex’s 2019 parade will start on St. Roch Avenue at 4:30 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. The changes to the popular
2018 Show Float Auction!!!
Join us on Thursday, October 18th Mag’s 940 – 940 Elysian Fields Avenue Preview and Lite Bites at 6:30pm Live Auction at 7:30pm with ‘tit Rex Member & Celebrity Auctioneer John Calhoun and his ‘tit Rex All-Star Band “The Auctioneers” Rob Cambre, Marcus Bronson, Steve Walkup