It’s a Monday, so today’s special on the menu was the Krewe of Red Beans and sister-krewe Dead Beans. The two parades started in Bayou St. John and the Marigny and met up in the Treme for a block party outside the Backstreet Cultural Museum.
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
Krewe of Red Beans / Dead Beans 2020 (photos by: Brandon Robert)
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