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Southern Decadence Parade 2024
The parade is a highlight of this four-day celebration - one which began 52 years ago as a private party and now attracts more than a quarter million revelers each year.
- photos by Melanie Cole
Southern Decadence: the Origin, Traditions – and, of course – the Parade
While more than 250,000 people flock to the annual LGBTQ+ French Quarter celebration on Labor Day weekend each year, few are aware of the event’s half-century history and its Sunday parading tradition.
- by Frank Perez