This is one of the signature Parade sights, part of the start of the Endymion extravaganza. I didn't see much of this parade in my 5 years in NOLA as it generally rolled in Mid-City, but in 2011 it rolled on the uptown route due to weather. This was near Napoleon Avenue.
High School kids from Carver during the Shangdi La Parade on Royal Street, New Orleans, 2010.
The brass band of the McMain school march down St Charles Avenue in New Orleans, 2010.