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A krewe is a social organization that stages parades and balls for the Carnival season. The term is best known for its association with Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but is also used in othe
An invitation to the Krewe of Proteus ball, New Orleans, 1896
A "Spanish Krewe" float at Springtime Tallahassee
Rex (krewe)
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The Rex Organization, commonly referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for 'king', and Rex rei
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…as the Courir de Mardi Gras. Following those of New Orleans, Louisiana's next-oldest krewes are mostly based near Lafayette, which crowned its first Rex-style monarch, King Attakapas, in 1897. The state's oldest extant children's krewe, Oberon, is also based in Lafayette, and was founded in 1928. Krewe…
Mardigras 1882 Rex card
Rex parade float on Napoleon Avenue, mid 1990s
Rex, 1904, on Canal Street, New Orleans
Rex, 1907 Robert Henry Downman