The Super Krewe Parades Gallery

The “Super Krewe” Parades Gallery

On our March 2022 trip to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, we spent the evening of Monday, February 28, 2022 on the route of the Proteus (and Orpheus) parades. Proteus and Orpheus, along with Rex and Zulu, are known by the locals as “Super Krewes”. This gallery contains many pictures of the Proteus parade that are not in the blog about this trip. Here is an excerpt from the website of the Krewe of Proteus that gives a little of the history of this Krewe:

Proteus is the Second oldest Parade at New Orleans Mardi Gras. Founded in 1882, Proteus (“PROH tee us”) The shepherd of the Oceans, is an early sea-god, one of several deities whom Homer the Old Man of the Sea has always held elaborate masked Tableau Balls and the most beautiful Street Parade to date.

in 1893 the Krewe first introduced the tradition of call outs, Where masked costumed Krewe members invited ladies in attendance to step out on the dance floor with them. This custom was then adopted by many other Krewes including Rex.

The Identity of the King of Proteus is never revealed to the public. His Parade float is a giant Seashell and very march part of the New Orleans Carnival scene for generations.

Proteus did not parade from 1993 – 1999 but returned to parading on Lundi Gras (The Monday before Mardi Gras Day, Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday) in 2000. The Parade of The Krewe of Proteus Follows the Traditional Uptown or St. Charles Route ending on Canal Street. The actual Krewe of Proteus parade floats are still using the original chassis from the early 1880’s.

Here are my photos and videos. Enjoy!

20220228_175200r — MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE PROTEUS PARADE, FEBRUARY 28, 2022.

20220228_181203CR — DOROTHY AND I STANDING ON THE CANAL STREET PORTION OF THE PROTEUS MARDI GRAS PARADE.

I took three short videos that night, as the Proteus Parade made it onto Canal Street and past our viewing position. This first video features horse riders, a Marine Band, and the first of the flambeau.

This next video features the King of Proteus and his giant Seashell float and his attending horsemen.

This final video shows the Proteus Flambeau wagon, the “Divine Tricksters” Float (the theme of the 2022 Proteus Parade), one of many high school marching bands, and the “Dawn of Proteus” Float.

Here are the rest of the photos from the Proteus Parade.