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borhood with my large fam- was completely wrong.” Krewe of Driftwood ily,” The 55th annual parade will said Dupre, president of be Saturday at 1 p.m. The the board of the Driftwood marks 55 years Park Civic Association, which 2 1/2held mile procession begins at
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Carey Raynaud, queen of the 2024 of the Krewe of Driftwood Parade, stands with her family. The theme of the parade was ‘Once Upon a Time in Driftwood.’ Each trailer or boat was decorated to reflect the theme.
When they were children, Matthew Dupre and Christine Hurlbut participated in the Krewe of Driftwood parade in Kenner, in different ways. As adults, both have moments from past parades that have stayed with them for many years. “I have deep roots and many fond memories of the parade since I grew up in the neigh-
Gelpi and Madrid avenues, winding its way throughout the neighborhood and ending back at Gelpi. Reigning as king and queen of the parade will be Charles Freel and Robin Schlosser. The theme is “Driftwood Rocks the House,” and the parade will feature dozens of decorated boats and trailers reflecting the theme. “It is not uncommon to see
organizes the event. “I moved to Houston at one point, and when I came back, I jumped in to lend a hand in the community. And my family has always participated in the parade,” he said. “A friend of mine from high school invited me to the parade,” added Hurlbut, association board secretary. “At the time, I didn’t think it would be much of a parade, just a bunch of people walking around the neighborhood in costumes. I
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New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu, with New Orleans Saints mascot Sir Saint, addresses volunteers during a treeplanting event.
The St. Augustine Marching 100 Band performs during the Hardin Park event.
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Connie Uddo, director of NOLA Tree Planting Project, shows volunteers how to spread mulch away from the base of a freshly planted bald cypress tree during a Super Bowl Week tree-planting event at historic Hardin Park in New Orleans’ 7th Ward on Feb. 1. In the week leading up to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, NFL Green and the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee pitched in to have trees planted at the historic Hardin Park in New Orleans’ 7th Ward. On Feb. 1, shade trees were planted around the playground and park benches were installed. Volunteers also fanned out to clean up the neighborhood. On hand to help were Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu, members of the St. Augustine High School Marching 100, Mardi Gras Indians, the New Orleans Departments of Parks and
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