Photos: Crowds get up early to watch Zulu kick off Mardi Gras morning revelry
2024 Zulu king and queen, Melvin Labat and Angélique Roché, led the for the over 40 floats on Mardi Gras.
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King Zulu 2024 Melvin Labat and his float make their way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu parades toward downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu Queen 2024, AngŽlique RochŽ, smiles to the crowds below as she helps lead the way for the parade on St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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A view of Canal Street at St. Charles Avenue in the New Orleans Central Business District as Zulu parade passes on Feb. 13, 2024.
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Zulu riders New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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The Zulu parade makes its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu riders taunt the crowd with coconuts while parading in New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Corey Hart, right, grills chicken next to a tourism sign as Cherish Jenkins, center, and O'Neal Warren, left, enjoy some of the food as Zulu rolls next to them in downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Mississippi Valley State University marching band performs as the Zulu parade makes its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu riders New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Stephanie Love, right, keeps the grill going as she and Devante Jones, center, and Maklyn McKinney, left, hang out around a muses statue about one block down from the Zulu parade in New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Skyy Colla, 20 months, dressed for the Zulu parade as she and her family make their way to the route, top right, near downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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People fill in the sidewalk and street as Zulu parades toward downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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For 30 years Johnny Parker and his friends and family have gathered along the sidewalk at Calliope and St. Charles Avenue boiling turkey necks, corn, and potatoes during the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu parades toward downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu Tramps hand off coconuts as they march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu maids on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Waiting in the cold for the Zulu parade to start moving again on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu parades down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Drivers and parade watchers wait for Zulu to start moving again on St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Gentry McLaughlin shows off her Mardi Gras jacket as she hangs out watching the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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St. Augustine High School's Marching 100 blowing and going down St. Charles Avenue for the Zulu parade in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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New Orleans City Councilmember Helena Moreno dances with the Zulu Tramps as the Zulu parade made its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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Nikki Mathis, Jasmine Reese, and Gentry McLaughlin proud of their coconut catch during the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the McDonogh 35 Senior High School dance team strut down St. Charles Avenue during the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu parades toward downtown New Orleans on Mardi Gras on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu marchers on St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Checking out each other's catch of beads and coconuts along the Zulu parade route in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu Queen 2024, AngŽlique RochŽ, smiles to the crowds below as she helps lead the way for the parade on St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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King Zulu 2024 Melvin Labat and his float make their way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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King Zulu 2024 Melvin Labat and his float make their way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps dance down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu makes the turn onto Canal Street on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Deputy J. Jones, right, hands off a toy animal she caught from a Zulu rider to Nayely Pope, 4, bottom left, as people watch the Zulu parade for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Hanging out along the Zulu parade route for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu marchers on St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Jace Julian, 1, holds onto his first coconut as he sits on a barricade watching the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu Tramps hand off coconuts as they march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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A float featuring Louis Armstrong leads the way in the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu Tramps tease the crowd with coconuts as they march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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The perfect eye makeup for hanging out on Mardi Gras along the Zulu parade route in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Watching the trombone players for McDonogh 35 Senior High School during the Zulu parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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Zulu makes the turn onto Canal Street on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune)
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Mayor LaToya Cantrell was all smiles as the Zulu parade made its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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The Zulu parade makes its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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The Zulu parade makes its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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The Zulu parade makes its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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The Zulu parade makes its past Gallier Hall in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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The Zulu parade makes its way through the streets of New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Staff photo by Brett Duke, The Times-Picayune)
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