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By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune February 07, 2015 at 10:22 PM The tiny floats of the Krewe of 'tit Rex parade that rattled through Faubourg Marigny on Saturday (Feb. 7) during Mardi Gras 2015, packed a satiric wallop way beyond their size. The float makers gleefully poked fun at Vladimir Putin's superheroic self-image, Gov. Bobby Jindal's much-publicized portrait, health care costs, New Orleans' noise ordinance, gentrification, and water boarding. Gentility and good taste
The ‘tit Rex parade starts on the neutral ground where crowds can get up close to the floats ©Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee From The Camellia Bean Blog February 5, 2015 From Grade School To Gallery While most New Orleans carnival groups strive to grow from krewes to super-krewes to mega-krewes, one tight knit collective of artists and Mardi Gras enthusiasts aim to preserve carnival heritage on a smaller scale; some might even say miniature. The krewe
By Doug MacCash, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune February 05, 2015 at 2:47 PM On Wednesday (Feb.4) members of the Krewe of 'tit Rex, New Orleans' marvelous miniature Carnival parade, provided a preview sample of four tiny hand-built floats and an assortment of mini throws. The 'tit Rex parade takes place Saturday (Feb. 7) at 5 p.m. in the Marigny neighborhood during Mardi Gras 2015. One of floats featured an absurdist take on paleontology, arguing that the mighty
We would like to thank Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee for sharing many of his fine images of our parade with us for this website!
