Barkus 2008

We actually have one Krewe that’s gone to the dogs.

The only two groups that can parade through the French Quarter are Krewe du Vieux and Barkus- neither have massive floats, though both have huge followings.

I’d never gone to Barkus, but Alison and I went down yesterday to catch the goings on. Unfortunately we were pressed for time, so we went to the pre-party, checked some of the hundreds of dogs and had to head back home before the actual parade started.

Their theme for the year is “Raiders of the Lost Bark.” They always use some kind of godforsaken (dogforsaken?) pun, and although any doggie costume is welcome, they encourage going with the theme.

Slideshow after the jump:

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