Marching in its 62nd year, the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Committee boasted a record participation for 2011, with more than 1,400 members.
Amid the roaming face-painters and cotton-candy vendors, the crowd of thousands presented a proud blur of green. Whether displayed by a hat, a wig, a crown, body paint or an entire elaborate costume, the Irish spirit was out in full force.
Cheered on by the sunshine and pleasant breeze of a perfect March day, the streets along the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade route provided evidence Saturday that, even though Mardi Gras was just four days earlier, New Orleans most definitely had one more parade left in it.
And those who stayed home this year because they had worn themselves out during Carnival can take heart in knowing that Mardi Gras will not fall this close to St. Patrick’s Day again until 2038, when Fat Tuesday is on March 9.
Annual parade route is along Magazine St. around New Orleans' Irish Channel.
Parade goers will be able to grab cabbages and other vegetables from Mardi Gras-style floats and trucks, as well as beads and flowers.
Marching in its 62nd year, the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Committee boasted a record participation for 2011, with more than 1,400 members.
Amid the roaming face-painters and cotton-candy vendors, the crowd of thousands presented a proud blur of green. Whether displayed by a hat, a wig, a crown, body paint or an entire elaborate costume, the Irish spirit was out in full force.
Cheered on by the sunshine and pleasant breeze of a perfect March day, the streets along the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade route provided evidence Saturday that, even though Mardi Gras was just four days earlier, New Orleans most definitely had one more parade left in it.
And those who stayed home this year because they had worn themselves out during Carnival can take heart in knowing that Mardi Gras will not fall this close to St. Patrick’s Day again until 2038, when Fat Tuesday is on March 9.
Annual parade route is along Magazine St. around New Orleans' Irish Channel.
Parade goers will be able to grab cabbages and other vegetables from Mardi Gras-style floats and trucks, as well as beads and flowers.
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