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This year is one of monumental change for the 200+ female member Krewe of Isis as they return to their roots by moving their parade from Metairie to their

original home in Kenner. With the theme ISIS SHOWS HER COLORS, the club presents a 17-fl oat parade led by the captain. Appearing for the 47th time is the Pon-chatoula High School Band. Marching groups will compete in a band contest. Mrs. Starr Bridget Bowers rules as Queen, and John Alfred Tetzlaff is King in the parade, which traditionally features nearly 50 units. With the club’s new commitment to breast cancer charities, members will be tossing hand-decorated bras, and new bra beads. Other throws include CheeWees, their fi rst ever 3D cups, and lighted items. The ankh cutout doubloons will include burgundy and orange and other colors so that the col-lection is now 12 colors. The Krewe of Isis is the oldest parading Carnival organiza-tion in Jefferson Parish. The annual Isis ball is set for the New Orleans Marriott Hotel on January 18, 2020.

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ENDYMION’S HISTORIC DYNASTIES is the theme for the 54th annual parade of this super-krewe of 3,200 men. If all of the tandem units were sepa-

rated, the parade would feature 81 fl oats. Among the fl oat subjects are Papal Dynasty, Rustamid Dynasty, and Carthaginian Dynasty. All props will feature new LED lighting, creating special effects for each fl oat. Reigning as Queen is Ms. Piper Ann Prouet. The King will be selected by blind draw at the krewe’s Coronation Ball. Special fl oats include a renovated title fl oat, the nine-section, 300-foot long Pontchartrain Beach fl oat, which holds nearly 250 riders, the E-TV fl oat, and the Club Endymion fl oat. The men will throw an incredible assortment of krewe-signature items such as new lighted foot-balls, mini backpacks, drybags, lighted fl eur de lis wands, theme pillows, and doubloons in three colors. Country music legend Tim McGraw, Train, and Styx will perform at the 2020 Endymion Extravaganza at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center where the parade ends.

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(Demolition of the Hard Rock Hotel on Canal and Rampart Streets may alter this route)

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The mother of Horus and the sister and wife of Osiris in the mythology of ancient Egypt, Isis was honored as the goddess of the earth and the moon, a symbol of motherhood and fertility. This all-female organization held its fi rst seven processions in Kenner. The Krewe of Isis is the largest and oldest all female club in Jefferson Par-ish and oldest continually parading group in Metairie. www.kreweofi sis.org

Founded in 1967 as a small neighborhood venture in the Bayou St. John-Gentilly area, the largest krewe in Mardi Gras history is named for the Olympian god of fertility and eternal youth. By 1974 Endymion had grown into a super club. Each year Endy-mion selects celebrity grand marshals such as Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Steven Tyler, Pitbull, and Maroon 5, who thrill the parade goers and entertain guests at the Extravaganza, held in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome following the parade. By 2015, the club’s all-male membership had reached 3,000, and attendance at its after-parade party will total more than 20,000. www.endymion.org

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