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Micro-Parade 'tit Rǝx Unveils 2015 Theme And Route

The Krewe of 'tit Rǝx — the Mardi Gras "microkrewe" made up of tiny, shoebox-sized floats — will roll through the Marigny on Feb. 7.

Pronounced TEET-Rex (as in "petite," the French word for "small"), the krewe will reprise their 2014 route, beginning at 5 p.m. behind the St. Roch Market on St. Claude Ave., then proceeding through the streets of the Marigny before arriving at the Allways Lounge for the organization's annual Ping Pong Ball.

The theme of this year's parade, in keeping with the tongue-in-cheek, satirical nature of the krewe, is "L'Enfant Terrible," the French expression for an unconventional, rebellious or offensive child.

Credit Krewe of 'tit Rǝx
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Krewe of 'tit Rǝx
2015 'tit Rǝx route map.

2015 marks the sixth year the parade has rolled through the streets of downtown. All floats (capped at 30 in all) use a shoebox as a base, and are pulled by "riders" in formalwear. Formed in 2006, the "micro" sensibility of the floats and handmade throws are a reaction to the ever-larger superkrewes that dominate the St. Charles and Orleans Ave. routes.

"So the wee shall inherit the streets, and the many shall have a mighty, merry time!" says Caesar Meadows, the President of the krewe.

Jason Saul served as WWNO's Director of Digital Services. In 2017 he took a position at BirdNote, in Seattle.

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