Photos: Queer Northshore holds St. Tammany Parish's first Pride parade in Mandeville
SEE STORY: ‘Not going back in the closet.’ Northshore’s first Pride parade rolls through Mandeville.
Queer Northshore holds St. Tammany Parish's first Pride parade Saturday, June 1, 2024, on the Mandeville Lakefront. More than 550 participants paraded from the Jackson Avenue to Pat's Rest Awhile for an after-parade party.
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024.
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024.
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024.
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Queer Northshore co-directors Jeremy Thompson, left, and Mel Manuel call parade participants to line up for the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish Saturday, June 1, 2024, on the Mandeville lakefront. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (
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Spectators watch as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of Allied Pipe and Drum perform as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Sister Uneeda Shrimper, left, and Lilliph Istae of the Big Easy Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, march as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The Rev. Liz Embler-Beazley of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana marches in the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The Mande Milkshakers perform as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Lilliana, 9, takes a treat as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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A spectator has a laugh as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Spectators watch the show as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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The first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Spectators recite the rosary as the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish rolls on the Mandeville lakefront, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Lana O'Day, left, and Dr. Tuffy Love Andrews make an entrance for the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish as protesters hold signs Saturday, June 1, 2024, on the Mandeville lakefront. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)
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People celebrate making it to the end of the first Pride parade in St. Tammany Parish Saturday, June 1, 2024, on the Mandeville lakefront. (Staff photo by Scott Threlkeld, The Times-Picayune)